Deborah Hall-Branch

What makes a successful writer?

>Perseverance

> Commitment

> Vision (See your book published and in the hands of readers)

> Believe/Trust in your gift

Learn the essentials to push pass fear, and rejection. Never let refusals from a publishing house, editor, or agent cause you to abort your manuscript. When asked, do the revisions preparing yourself along the way that you may have to do them again. Turn those denied query letters into something positive by using them as a driving force to learn more about writing to succeed.

Take a class in grammar, do research, examine the market, and check off your goals as they are fulfilled. Every time you conquer one congratulate yourself. Failure only captures those who are not willing to complete the course.

Punch in on the clock every day. Make good use out of free time. Write another paragraph or chapter.

Most of all have a detonator to put out your emotions. Watch your attitude. It's easy to accuse an editor or agent of not having a clue of what you were trying to say in your manuscript. Accept the rejection without making it someone else's fault. Remember, there's no perfect project until it's been published.

Learn to write, and write to learn.