091: The Celebration of Failure

Published: June 4, 2018, 8 a.m.

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I had a magical fantasies of what would happen once I was an \\u201cauthor.\\u201d The reality was quite the opposite and quite painful, with almost endless rejections accompanied by feelings of self-pity and defeat. For example, soon after publication, I learned my book was at the top of my publisher\'s "loser list." Then I discovered that magazines, newspapers, and TV and radio shows had no interest in it whatsoever.

I hope you enjoy the story. It\\u2019s all about the celebration of failure and the conversion of failure into success.

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