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Stephen Fortosis

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Being a writer isn't hard. Just about anyone can write. To succeed, though, as a writer, you must feel as if you absolutely have to write and get published. You must spend countless hours writing and improving. However, out of 4000 manuscripts submitted to an average publisher, only 10 will be published.Of that tiny percentage of all authors who get a book published, only about one percent of them Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 24, 2012 06:21 • Tags: being-a-writer, earning-as-a-writer, persistence-as-writers, surviving-as-writer, writer

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	Boxers to Bandits by Stephen Fortosis (Goodreads Author), Mary Graham Reid 4.19 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Multilingual God: Stories of Translation 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Embracing the Untouchables 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Treasury of Great Christian Stories 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treasury of Prayers, A: A Collection of Classical and Modern Expressions of Faith it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fallible Heroes: Inside the Protestant Reformation by Stephen Fortosis (Goodreads Author), Harley T. Atkinson, Donald T. Williams (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great Men and Women of the Bible really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anchor really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wounded Warriors, Struggling Saints liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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