by Donald Maass
HEINEMANN, 1996
Superfoods Rx: Fourteen Foods that Will Change Your Life
by Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, INC., 2004
The Writer’s Book of Hope: Getting from Frustration to Publication
by Ralph Keyes
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY, LLC, 2003
How to Get Happily Published: A Complete and Candid Guide
by Judith Appelbaum
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, 1998
Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book
by Dan Poynter
PARA PUBLISHING, 2006
The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less
by Peter Bowerman
FANOVE PUBLISHING, 2000
Good to Great
by Jim Collins
COLLINS, 2001
Organizations
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The Academy of American Poets
584 Broadway, Ste. 1208, New York 10012
www.poets.org
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
George Mason University, MSN 1E3, Fairfax, VA 22030
www.awpwriter.org
1501 Broadway, Ste. 302, New York, NY 10036
www.asja.org
Authors Guild
31 E. 28th St., Fl 10, New York, NY 10016
www.authorsguild.org
Horror Writers Association (HWA)
PO Box 50577, Palo Alto, CA 94303
www.horror.org
Mystery Writers of America (MWA)
17 East 47th St., 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017
www.mysterywriters.org
National Writers Association
10940 S. Parker Rd., #508, Parker, CO 80134
www.nationalwriters.com
National Writers Union (NWU)
113 University Place, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10003-4527
www.nwu.org
Poets & Writers
72 Spring St., New York, NY 10012
www.pw.org
Romance Writers of America (RWA)
16000 Stuebner Airline Road, Ste. 140 Spring, TX 77379
www.rwanational.com
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
PO Box 171, Unity, ME 04988-0171
www.sfwa.org
Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)
8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Sisters in Crime
PO Box 442124, Lawrence, KS 66044
www.sistersincrime.org
Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
www.scbwi.org
A Writer’s Prayer
God grant me the courage to toss the stories I cannot change, The genius to change the ones I can, And the humility to know the difference.
© DARA GIRARD
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About the Author
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Dara Girard is an award-winning, multi-published author of fiction and nonfiction. She has written numerous articles for Byline magazine, The Writer's Notebook, newsletters and e-zines. Ms. Girard is a member of Novelists Inc. and the Published Authors Network. Along with writing articles, Ms. Girard speaks to groups and organizations. Visit her website at www.daragirard.com. You can contact her online or at:
ILORI Press
c/o Dara Girard
PO Box 10332
Silver Spring, MD 20914
Table of Contents
Preface to Revised Edition
Introduction
PART ONE: Assessing Yourself
Search For The Blueprint Of Success
Defining Success
Hard Truths
The Paradox
Necessary Keys for Resilience
Abundance
PART TWO: Surviving the Battlefield
Disappointment
Discouragement
Doubt
Depression
The Ultimate Dream Killer
Getting Started
Creative Block
Write Anyway
Comparison
Envy
Creative Flood
Success
PART THREE: Four Steps To Resilience
Get Support
Relax
Know Your Limitations
Get a Strategy
Success is Your Birthright
Recommended Resources
Organizations
About the Author