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Welcome, Creative and Courageous Person.

This is a blog about what it takes to pursue and fully embrace a healthy creative life despite the rejection, criticism, disappointment, and self-doubt that are inherent to it.

If you’re just tuning in, here are some good places to start:

Embrace the Creative Resilience Manifesto

The core philosophy of the Rejection Survival Guide

 

Recover from Painful Negative Feedback

A step-by-step first-aid procedure

 

Take Criticism and Turn It into Growth

What to do with stinging critique

 

Survive the Wait for a Response to Your Submission

4 strategies for the Creative and Impatient

 

Interview Your Self-Doubt Demons

A strategy for handling those obnoxious little voices in your head

 

“But What If I Actually Suck?”

If you ever ask yourself this question–this post is for you.

 

And if you’re also a creative person who’s dealt with a lot of rejection and failure and want to share your story–I do Rejection Survivor Interviews and I’d love to hear from you! Shoot me an email through the contact form.

You can find my most recent posts below, and browse by topic to the right. I hope you find this blog helpful!

Recent Posts

When the World Doesn’t Care What You Have to Say

We don’t get to choose how our voices are heard. We only get to choose whether to use our voices or not.

Hope in the Time of Coronavirus

We are living in a time of great uncertainty. The ideas I explore in this blog about hope and resilience are more relevant than ever.

Sunshine Blogger Award & Surprise Rejection Survivor Interviewee…

In which I accept an award that’s not really an award and conduct an interview that’s not really an interview.

Rejection Survivor Interview: Bracha Goetz

Bracha Goetz, author of dozens of spiritual children’s books and a memoir, shares about her experiences with rejection.

How to Find Your Fan Club

How do you find an audience? What do you do if the people closest to you aren’t supporting you?

How to Stay Resilient as a Creative Person with Mental or Chronic Illness

Staying mentally healthy is what creative resilience is all about. Here’s how to stay strong as a creative person despite struggling with illness.

Rejection Survivor Interview: Rebecca Klempner

Rebecca Klempner discusses resilience, growth, and living with OCD as a creative person.

Great News from Rejection Survivor Brian Gehrlein!!!

YOU GUYSSSSSSS So I mentioned in a previous post that two of my “query buddies” had found agents… Remember picture book author and Rejection Survivor Brian Gehrlein? If anyone has told you no, that means you are a true artist. That means you’ve knocked on a door. No door ever opened without someone knocking. So […]

Perfectionism Is Your Enemy. Here’s How to Tame It

Perfectionism is not the same as pursuing excellence; in fact, it can often hinder the pursuit of excellence.

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