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Everyone has a book in them, they say, but why do most books never get published? How to Get Published tackles the challenge from three angles: understanding your book and its position in the market, understanding what it means to be a professional writer, and understanding the process of publishing.

Scott Allan offers the practical confidence to move from fear to published author. If you want to write, but the blank page and the fear of being rejected or criticised are holding you back, this book is for you.

Writing and rejection go hand in hand. Told by a first-time workshop participant, this short guide explains why a rejection is an opinion, not a death sentence, and cuts through the mystery of the editorial selection process.

A satire of the query process: invented letters, sample pages from hopeful authors, and blunt replies from a senior agent who shares her editorial wisdom with very little patience.

Writing is not simply about imagination. It is about the resilience required to face blank pages, criticism, and rejection without surrender, and to treat those setbacks as part of the work.

Practical strategies to build resilience as a writer.