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Why We Need Independent Publishers
Many writers have been able to publish books and build careers because an indie publisher saw something in our work.
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Kids Will Still Read Banned Books
It seems a harsh and frankly hopeless errand to try to keep literature away from young people because you fear they will be exposed to opinions and experiences you do not share.
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On Pitching and Rejection
I still don’t know of any way to deal with rejection other than to take whatever lessons it provides and start planning the next attempt.
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How Can You Write About Pain Without Retraumatizing Yourself?
We often write about painful things not in spite of the pain, but because of it—the pain is what tells us that something important occurred.
Ingrid Rojas Contreras on Writing the Real and the Surreal
“Tune into how your own family tells stories … What makes the stories unique? What silences are kept? What silences are broken?”
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