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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