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28 contributions to Writers Block
Challenges
Let’s talk about the real obstacles beginners face beyond just writing the book.
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The publishing part is a big obstacle. I bumbled my way through the first draft, guessed my way through the edit process, and am currently blindly groping my way around the publishing part.
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@Lynn Walker It's finding a literary agent who won't send me a form rejection letter. I'm hoping for a request for a full in the next few months.
A small glimpse into my publishing journey
4 books, countless lessons, and a lot of growth behind the scenes. publishing isn’t always easy, but it’s always worth it. What part of the journey are you navigating right now?
A small glimpse into my publishing journey
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I'm querying agents.
Book Rights!
Good morning, i hope this information helps someone who is struggling with a publishing company. My first ever book that i wrote back in 2020 i had published through a company. In the years to come it was obviously the worst thing i had done because i could not get in touch with anyone and i was making literally nothing from sales. In the middle of 2025 i had read back through my contract and mailed off a cease letter telling them to stop selling the book and all rights over the book comes back to me. It’s been months of waiting but today i can finally say i have my book rights back! I thought this book was a lost cause but i am more then excited now and i will later on rerelease it under my name along with the 2nd book that i had not finished because i thought i would never get the first book back. This year will definitely be a year of releases and i cant wait to share them to you all. Thank you God!!
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@Karen Lewis I'm in the querying agents phase.
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@Karen Lewis No one had requested a full. I'm disabled. My business is healing myself.
When Rewriting Stops Working
I’ve seen writers rewrite the same book three or four times and still feel stuck. At some point, rewriting stops helping.That’s usually the moment when the problem isn’t the writing itself, but the direction of the story. You can polish sentences forever and still miss the core issue. Sometimes clarity beats craft. Has rewriting ever made you feel more confused instead of clearer?
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I have edited my manuscript many times because I didn't know what I was doing. Reading craft books, getting beta readers, and most of all beta reading other people's work has helped me find the weak spots in my story.
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Welcome to the group!
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@George James Well, I met with my writing coach who suggested I pin the genre of my manuscript to Authorized Biography. It feels good, just like it did when I settled on braided biography/memoir, and then jumped on the narrative nonfiction label since it is currently outperforming biography and memoir. Yourself?
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Rob Cole
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33points to level up
@rob-cole-9195
Querying agents for an authorised biography. Writing my own memoir on trauma healing. I have 30+ years writing copy for and designing websites.

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Joined Dec 14, 2025
Puna, Big Island, Hawaii