Episode 18 - How to Survive the Waiting Game in Publishing

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I did a post about this on social media, but the captions weren’t long enough to fully cover this, so here’s a full episode! Because boy oh boy is patience important when pursuing or navigating traditional publishing 😅 I give you not only mindset shifts, but also concrete actions that have helped me to deal with the silence and long periods of wait on this journey. They will absolutely help you too!

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Follow me on Instagram & TikTok
• The Submission Grinder
• Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Read my published flash fiction piece Five is better than three is better than four?
• The Story Grid Methodology
• Join my 5-Day Writer Hype Challenge!
• How to Deal with Rejection
• How to Deal with Disappointment
• Try Opal to block your social media and get 30 days of Opal Pro free by using my link!
• How I Lost My Hope (on submission)
• Haley Hoffman Smith
• Manifestation Babe
• Marley Rose Harris
• The Higher Self App
• Support the podcast on Ko-Fi!

Recorded on March 30th, 2026

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