How to Master the Elusive Art of Patience

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In the writing world, it is so easy to feel like punching your keyboard after you’ve just spent months — sometimes years! — writing a book and submitted it to a potential publisher or agent, only to be informed that the wait time is going to be at least six months. To make matters worse, these professionals, more often than not, will eventually send you a curt reply stating that they have chosen not to publish your…