{"product_id":"2940157616083","title":"The Bulletproof Writer: How To Overcome Constant Rejection To Become An Unstoppable Author","description":"\u003cb\u003eMaster The Greatest Challenge You Face As A Writer:  Constant Rejection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book shows newbies, midlisters, self-published and best selling authors how to transcend painful obstacles like rejected manuscripts, bad reviews, insulting advances and poor sales.  Using the latest studies in building grit and resiliency you'll cultivate the inner strength needed to push through adversity and thrive under pressure.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----------------------------\u003cbr\u003eA KIRKUS REVIEWS \u003cb\u003eRecommended\u003c\/b\u003e Pick!\u003cbr\u003e\"An inspiring, empowering message. Alvear's final exhortation remains particularly uplifting.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A voice of commiserating authority...providing helpful psychological strategies to handle setbacks and the black holes of rumination and self-blame.\"\u003cbr\u003e----------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre you an unpublished author who just received your 24th rejection letter?\u003c\/b\u003e Did your latest book get a string of 1-star reviews? Are you a midlister whose book signing attracted five people?  Are you a best selling author who got half the expected advance because your last book tanked? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConstant rejection is publishing's occupational hazard. What danger is to a cop, rejection is to a writer--always hanging in the air dripping with possibility. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you don't learn to deal with rejection in a constructive way it will make you question your worth. Cause you to give up.  Give you writer's block. Burden you with anxiety and depression.  This guide will help you:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDevelop A Coping Strategy For Failure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearn how to cultivate what psychologists call the \"ultimate strategy\" in building a higher threshold for failure: An \"Empowered self-explanatory style.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUse Your Brain Circuitry To Change The Way You React To Rejection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWondering why you gloss over 99 positive Amazon reviews and fixate on the lone negative one?  Neuroscientists believe we are wired to perceive social rejection as a mortal threat.  Learn proven ways to neutralize the brain's explosive reaction to rejection and build neural networks that form the basis of a bulletproof consciousness.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eManage The Pain Of Rejection with \"Emotional First Aid\"\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eDiscover the 48 Hour Sulking Rule and counter-intuitive strategies like \"extinction\" to move past the pain of major rejections.  Then find out about cutting-edge strategies that show you how to manage emotional pain the way you do physical pain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeal With Rejections You Can't Seem To Get Over\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLearn the three-step approach studies show calmed people better than talk therapy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHandle Critics, Criticism, And Bad Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDiscover how dozens of writers deal with bad reviews--the insights they uncovered and the actions they take.  Then find out how research discovered that bad reviews aren't a death sentence to your book, how they are often discounted by the public, and finally, nine healthy ways to inoculate yourself from their effects.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eManage Jealousy Of Other Writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour friend's success isn't the cause of your envy; it's the trigger.  Find out what experts believe is the real driver of a writer's jealousy and how to use that knowledge to heal yourself from the pain and anger.  You'll also learn how to use envy as a change agent and how to tame the natural proclivity to compare yourself against other writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTame The Biggest Critic Of All:  YOU\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWe need our inner critic because it's the CEO of Quality Control--it stops us from writing crap and getting publicly humiliated.  But do we need its harshness and cruelty?  Learn how a Nobel Prize winner's work on loss aversion can turn an inner voice of self-persecution into an inner consciousness of self-empowerment.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeal With Chronic Frustration\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA newbie who can't break in. A stalled midlister. A best seller sliding into irrelevancy. Years of frustration and disappointment can dig tunnels in your fortitude. How do you climb out of the vat of cynicism and despair?  By getting clear on what drives all creative people.","brand":"Woodpecker Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47186479022320,"sku":"2940157616083","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157616083_p0.jpg?v=1764099150","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157616083","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}