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Why Rejection Makes You a Better Writer

Posted on July 7, 2019 by jrizzotto0808

After a few weeks querying agents for my YA book, I needed to take a break and consider my progress. One agent, who I met and worked with in a critique group, sent me a personal rejection the same day … Continue reading →

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How three writing workshops and NaNoWriMo saved me from a two month writing drought

Posted on December 13, 2017 by jrizzotto0808

Sitting down with my hot eggnog, Christmas music playing in the background, I noticed on my webpage that this is the first blog I’ve written since the beginning of September. How did that happen? After writing every day and producing … Continue reading →

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Finding Gold in My Story

Posted on May 16, 2017 by jrizzotto0808

    A weekend in the mountains sounds restful, but for the twenty five writers that attended the Southern California Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Spring Retreat in Idyllwild, it turned out to be three days of hard … Continue reading →

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On being published, and how it changed my life

Posted on January 11, 2017 by jrizzotto0808

Two years ago, I got sick and tired of my pathetic longing to publish my novel. My book project was only one year into the revised drafts, and I felt like time was running out. Let’s face it –I’m not … Continue reading →

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My first pitch at a writing conference

Posted on October 6, 2015 by jrizzotto0808

Last Saturday was the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Editors Day at Cal State Fullerton. I was excited to hear presentations from the kind of people who would eventually decide the fate of my book. Over the past … Continue reading →

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