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    It all ADDS UP

    Sep 03, 2020 3 minutes

    We’re all familiar with the law of probability; the rule that states that the more attempts you make in an experiment, the closer you get to an accurate probability. We all know it took JK Rowling twelve firm rejections to find Harry Potter a home, but how many contacts would she have canvassed before even pitching to that dozen? How many more publishers did she pitch to that she never heard back from?

    Think back to a time when you got so close to securing a writing job, commission or opportunity,

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