What Happens When You Finally Reach Your Goals?
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
Is Fear the Mind-killer?
Hi there! It's great to have you back ❤️ If you are new here, please check older posts to read the beginning of the story. Back then, it...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
Can We Really Do Anything If We Believe We Can?
From the previous blog post you know that my goal was to learn how to become a published author in no time. It took me a number of days...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Feb 22, 2021
- 2 min
Do You Fight Your Inner Demons?
If I take a look at my whole life from the past, excluding the first few years of a happy childhood and the following decade of my...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Feb 15, 2021
- 3 min
Light at the End of the Tunnel?
The more I thought about self-publishing, the more I was tempted by it. The best thing I could get from it was the possibility of...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Feb 8, 2021
- 2 min
Is Patience Always a Virtue?
The Summer of 2017 was about to pass the baton over to the upcoming Autumn. It was already August, signifying six months since I signed...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
Being Patient in an Impatient World?
After the contract was signed, I impatiently awaited the next step. I could barely refrain from the desire to keep emailing my agent...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Jan 25, 2021
- 2 min
Do You Rely on Someone Else to Make Your Dreams Come True?
I hope you remember how hard it was for me to find a literary agent for my manuscript. (If not, please check my previous blog posts). My...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
Why Losing is Winning?
"I was extremely interested in this as the premise is aw-inspiring and captivating. Unfortunately, I will have to pass on your...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Jan 11, 2021
- 3 min
Rejection: How Do You Deal?
Painful rejections, placed in a few horrible words “I will have to pass on your work at this time…”, rained down on me. Rejection hurt....
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Jan 4, 2021
- 2 min
What Do Rejections Mean to You?
Wise people say that rejections are inalienable parts of success. Back in 2017, I willingly and voluntarily chose to believe in such a...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Dec 28, 2020
- 3 min
How Long Are You Willing to Wait in Order to Win?
As you can remember from the previous blog posts, my only desire at that time was to find a literary agent. I spent days creating a...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Dec 21, 2020
- 3 min
What Does it Take to Stand Out from The Crowd?
As an author, I thought I achieved the majority of my goals and wanted a literary agent to see them within my work as well. I needed to...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
What Are You Willing to Sacrifice For Your Dreams?
To tell you the truth, I was overjoyed by the idea that I was able to create something that I could see and touch – a physical product, a...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Dec 7, 2020
- 3 min
Are You Courageous Enough to Turn Your Life Story into a Book?
I always believed it was a pipe dream. Until the day when I saw my very first and my very self-published book on the top of charts on...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
What Do Obstacles Mean For You – Motivation or Discouragement?
Per aspera ad astra. I’ve always liked this Latin phrase, meaning “through hardship to the stars”. Ever since I decided to start a new...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Nov 23, 2020
- 3 min
Do You See Tiny Miracles That Happen Every Day In Your Life?
With bated breath we wait for miracles to happen, thinking that miracle is only something significant and radically life changing. What...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Do You Allow Your Intuition Guide You?
Back then, the decision to write a book seemed incredible and even surreal. Little did I know that it would have a significant impact on...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
Is There a Reason Behind Every Person We Meet?
He told me I should write a book! I would like to thank Richard (remember him from the story I mentioned in my previous blog post?) for...
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Author Elena Nikitina
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
Does Everything in Life Happen for a Reason?
Speaking about meaningful encounters… Do you remember the conversation we started in the previous blog post? Yes, I think it’s pretty...
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