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How to Survive a Twitter Pitch Contest

April 29, 2018 by Daniella Levy 7 Comments

So, last week I tried something I’d never tried before. I have a manuscript that has slowly swollen from a collection of short stories to a “composite novella” to a novel of intertwining perspectives. Back when it was still novella-sized, I contacted a literary agent who had liked my work before, to ask her if […]

Pushcart Prize Nomination: How Big a Deal Is It Really?

November 12, 2017 by Daniella Levy 31 Comments

what does it mean to be nominated for the pushcart prize

So on Thursday night last week I was having a really, really annoying evening due to a series of circumstances that involved, to name a few, my kids, paper airplanes, and the Spanish postal service. (These things are not necessarily related to each other.) As I tend to when I am tired and out of […]

How My Own Fictional Character Supported Me Through Rejection & Self-Doubt

November 5, 2017 by Daniella Levy 2 Comments

As readers of any of my blogs may have gathered by now, letter-writing is one of my favorite ways to process things. I write letters to people that I never intend to send; I write letters to myself as though they’re from other people I feel a need to hear from; I write letters to people who […]

How I Declared Myself a ‘Rejection Expert,’ and Other Stories of Creative Reframing

August 23, 2017 by Daniella Levy 3 Comments

An expert at getting rejected? Whoever heard of such a thing? The idea was crazy–and so empowering.

But What If I Actually Suck?

June 28, 2017 by Daniella Levy 21 Comments

Can greatness be measured objectively?

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