{"product_id":"the-comeback-the-seriously-funny-way-to-survive-rejection-9798244604894","title":"The Comeback: The seriously funny way to survive rejection","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Emmeline Costa-Wagner\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Personal Growth - Success\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Costa-Wagner's comebacks about the unfairness of the \"gatekeepers\" in the literary world, are witty, macroscopic and liberating' \u003ci\u003eSunday Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e6-February- 2012\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRejection emails this year so far: 86\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eComeback 4: \"Thanks! Does this come with actual feedback, or are we doing the ominous silence thing again?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis one highlights the diabolical nature of the corporate world as well as Hollywood. Or should I say \"Hollyweird\".\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's unlikely that you'll know Emmeline 's face or have heard her name. This is her semi-biographical self-help guide for trying to make it as an expatriate writer, artist and full time mum, through the typical career trajectory of what is deemed a 'self-publishing hack novelist'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRealistically, writing books, scripts and illustrating, as a career, whilst juggling a household and raising kids as an expatriate - often ends in a great deal of frustration, disappointment, and a lot of rejection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Comeback\u003c\/i\u003e humorously offers explanations of why the gatekeepers of the literary world and movie industry - reject so much talent. She offers comebacks to soothe one's psyche, to prove that your projects and ideas are never wasted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fascinating insight into the processes of querying and rejection, she tracks the need to be resilient in the face of repeated rejections. \u003ci\u003eThe Comeback \u003c\/i\u003ealso\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eoffers insights in how to not give up in search of that ever-elusive goal of being 'in print', optioned or finding your dream job.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47593453060247,"sku":"9798244604894","price":1262.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798244604894.webp?v=1774981948","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-comeback-the-seriously-funny-way-to-survive-rejection-9798244604894","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}