Handling rejections and criticism to get your book out with Carmela Dutra

Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 5 a.m.

Welcome Carmela Dutra to the TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable.

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Carmela shared wisdom about following your instincts through your publishing path, even if that means saying "No." She also talk about how to move through receiving rejections and criticism to get where you want to go as well as how she shifted her writing between different genres.

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Carmela is an award-winning storyteller, illustrator, wife, and mother from San Jose, California. Her book series Little Katie introduces the whimsical world of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics for kids. Her other series, The Adventures of Lorenzo, the Bear teaches children about compassion, friendship, and seeing the good in others, qualities that are vital to everyday life.

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Visit Carmela at https://carmeladutra.com/

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Purchase from the Little Katie series or The Adventures of Lorenzo series at https://carmeladutra.com/bookstore or anywhere books are sold.