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It's #NationalWritingDay today, so let's look back at a few famous literary rejection letters!

Everyone's a critic...
“An endless nightmare. I think the verdict would be ‘Oh don’t read that horrid book.'”

Rejection letter quote for War Of The Worlds, a novel by H.G. Wells.
“I don’t dig this one at all.”

From a rejection letter for On The Road, a novel by Jack Kerouac.
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Happy #NationalWritingDay everybody! Today I'm looking back at that essential item all writers need, love and occasionally bash their heads against: the typewriter!

What? You're still writing in longhand? Tsk... Image
All pulp authors love a typewriter! Here's Michael Avallone - "The fastest typewriter in the East" - on how to write well quickly... ImageImageImageImage
If you think you don't have time to write, remember this: Ray Bradbury began writing Farenheit 451 on a pay-by-the-hour rental typewriter in the UCLA library. Image
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Being a scriptwriter, networking sounds like a nightmare, right? GAH. Maybe you live in the middle of nowhere, or are mega-introverted (me!), or feel too new to offer much. But you REALLY want to be in a writers room! THREAD 1/ #PreWGA #NationalWritingDay
Or you want to contact an awesome Director! Or you want to collaborate with a group of creatives! What can you do? As a tv writer, and a Uni lecturer who teaches networking to tv and film students, and I’ve gathered specific tricks, tips and ideas 2/
(mostly gathered from my years of humiliating mistakes)- that could help you kick the door down and get into this world. I hope you find this useful to get into this TV/Film world. Buckle up baby! 3/
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Writing in psychology

For #nationalwritingday we bring you a new collection of articles and interviews from the archive with advice and tips for writing in psychology

thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/writing-psycho… Image
Including a link to @jonmsutton's collaborative document on telling psychology's stories of change. Take a look and add your own thoughts #nationalwritingday docs.google.com/document/d/1Iy…
If you’re new to writing, consider taking part in our latest Voices in Psychology programme.

We are asking ‘What are the barriers to our profession, and how can we remove them?’ Write up to 1000 words by Friday 25 September #nationalwritingday thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/what-are-barri…
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