Jennifer Wright
Realize you will be rejected more times than you would think humanly possible. You must be 1) absolutely certain in your heart that those people are fools and your brilliance will eventually be recognized and 2) still willing to respond to them very politely asking how you can polish your pieces into something they would like to publish. Years down the road, you might begrudgingly admit that their input made you much more brilliant than you initially were. Otherwise, learn to think of "no" from an editor not as meaning "no" but as meaning, "try harder, you plucky kid, you." This is good career advice and the worst possible relationship advice.
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Jennifer Wright:
I love both of your books (although Get Well Soon is def. my favorite - it's so perfect. I have recommended it to almost everyone I know). I was hoping you could recommend some good "further reading" in a similar vein to your treatment of the Borgias. I know it won't be as good as yours - but something that isn't terribly dry - maybe one of the sources you used?
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