Author Elena NikitinaMay 2, 20213 minFirst Things FirstIn the previous blog posts I told you about my disappointments and shattered dreams (please check older blog posts here). Since the...
Author Elena NikitinaApr 25, 20212 minAre Mondays Really That Bad?My American Dream started on Monday. (If you haven’t read the previous blog posts yet, please click here and check them out now). I...
Author Elena NikitinaApr 18, 20213 minSmall Victories Win the WarThe timing could not be more perfect to start realizing that sweet American Dream. (Please read the previous blog post – this is a...
Author Elena NikitinaApr 11, 20212 minHow Often Do You Start from Scratch in Life?To be honest with you, I was enjoying my newly acquired image of a famous and successful author (previous blog posts read here). I did...
Author Elena NikitinaApr 4, 20212 minThe End of Dreams?Once all of the buzz caused by my new book, Girl, Taken, calmed down and another handful of my friends on social media and in real life...
Author Elena NikitinaMar 28, 20212 minExpectations vs Reality?When I was in the process of writing the book, I hoped that expressing my experiences on paper would be my healing therapy. I looked at...
Author Elena NikitinaMar 21, 20212 minWhat Happens When You Finally Reach Your Goals?Do you remember why I became extremely fearful before the publication day? That’s right! I was devastated because I wasn’t sure how...
Author Elena NikitinaMar 14, 20212 minIs 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...
Author Elena NikitinaMar 1, 20213 minCan 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...
Author Elena NikitinaFeb 22, 20212 minDo 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...
Author Elena NikitinaFeb 15, 20213 minLight 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...
Author Elena NikitinaFeb 8, 20212 minIs 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...
Author Elena NikitinaFeb 1, 20212 minBeing 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...
Author Elena NikitinaJan 25, 20212 minDo 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...
Author Elena NikitinaJan 18, 20213 minWhy 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...
Author Elena NikitinaJan 11, 20213 minRejection: 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....
Author Elena NikitinaJan 4, 20212 minWhat 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...
Author Elena NikitinaDec 28, 20203 minHow 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...
Author Elena NikitinaDec 21, 20203 minWhat 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...
Author Elena NikitinaDec 14, 20202 minWhat 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...