The Bulletproof Writer: How To Overcome Constant Rejection To Become An Unstoppable Author: A Guide For Newbies, Midlisters & Best Sellers

by Michael Alvear

Become The Unstoppable Author You’re Meant To Be An emotionally powerful book that gives writers facing constant rejection the tools to transcend hopelessness and despair. Get A Blueprint To Manage Your Emotions Around Failure This life-affirming guide shows writers how • Apply emotional first aid • Develop a coping strategy for rejection • Turn self-persecution into self-empowerment. • Calm yourself with strategies more effective than talk therapy. • Manage emotional pain like physical pain. • Use your brain circuitry to change the way you react to rejection Turn Chronic Frustration Into a Bulletproof Consciousness The counter-intuitive strategies in this touching, emotionally-resonant book will move you past the pain of constant rejection to build a consciousness that pushes through adversity, thrives under pressure and lays the foundation for ultimate success. "An inspiring, empowering message…providing helpful psychological strategies to handle setbacks and the black holes of rumination and self-blame." ---A KIRKUS REVIEWS *Recommended* Pick!

204 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 2, 2017

About the author

Health writer Michael Alvear has written for WebMD, Newsweek, salon.com, The Washington Post, Reader’s Digest, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Huffington Post.

He’s been a frequent contributor to National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and co-hosted a health and fitness show on HBO and England’s Channel 4.

Reviews

[Kaye · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is decent and contains a lot of advice — some actionable, some less actionable. I think that the most helpful item in it is the reverse gratitude exercise, followed by developing perspective on how to do emotional first aid. It's definitely something that I will read again. I actually got rejected twice (LOL) while reading it and handled the rejections fairly effectively — and I tried some of the techniques.

The least helpful part was the bit about photographs. I grew up in a household where my loved ones set a high achievement bar — the last thing I want to see when I'm upset is a photo of someone I love. I feel like I'd get more out of Googling pictures of kittens falling into things. If you're in the same boat, don't worry — the techniques later on get more actionable.