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I'm an aspiring writer, but I'm dealing with two things: I get discouraged every single day because 96% of manuscripts are rejected, and I haven't had an idea for years, literally. There's too many people wanting to be writers, and knowing there's so much competition just kills me a little every day. When I get motivated, immediatly something appears about the industry that kills it. Any tips on how to deal with this?

Julie Berry Hi Cintia! I can relate to that feeling of discouragement you describe, and I remember, the first time I attended a writing conference, feeling overwh…moreHi Cintia! I can relate to that feeling of discouragement you describe, and I remember, the first time I attended a writing conference, feeling overwhelmed by the number of people in the room. Surely, with so many people so serious about writing, I didn't have a prayer. But I have since learned that one never really knows what other aspiring writers are doing -- working on their craft? Watching Netflix? -- and in any case it doesn't matter. In a very real sense, there is no competition in this industry because no one else can write the book you would write. The only way to stay sane is to write because you want to, because you love it, because you want to prove to yourself that you can finish it, because you're curious to see how it ends. Paradoxically, it's only when you write a book like you don't care about publication that you actually have a shot at publication. But publication shouldn't really be the goal -- finding your voice and saying something with it, telling a great story, should be the goal. Only when you've begun to do that more or less regularly is publication something you should think about. Don't worry about what other people do. Write for writing's sake, for your own sake. Otherwise you'll always stay in a stalled place, wondering what-if. Best of success to you! (less)

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Is there a certain time period that you especially like? I've noticed you write a lot of Historical Fiction. (Really good Historical Fiction!)

Julie Berry I wish I was The Doctor's companion and could go sailing around with him in a Tardis, seeing every period of history! Except I'd have to be one of tho…moreI wish I was The Doctor's companion and could go sailing around with him in a Tardis, seeing every period of history! Except I'd have to be one of those companions with a boyfriend on the side, because of, you know, my husband. I really do love history, and I cast a broad net in my attempts to study and understand it. I do find, though, that I'm more drawn to European and Asian history than to American. And I'm pretty enamored of the Middle Ages. I guess that's no secret. :) (less)

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	Lovely War 4.23 avg rating — 64,804 ratings — published 2019 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Truth That's in Me 3.91 avg rating — 15,267 ratings — published 2013 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Amaranth Enchantment 3.65 avg rating — 11,804 ratings — published 2009 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place 3.82 avg rating — 8,880 ratings — published 2014 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Passion of Dolssa 3.91 avg rating — 7,166 ratings — published 2016 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secondhand Charm 3.77 avg rating — 4,086 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wishes and Wellingtons (Wishes and Wellingtons, #1) by Julie Berry (Goodreads Author), Chloe Bristol (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 3,958 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crime and Carpetbags (Wishes and Wellingtons, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 457 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy Right Now by Julie Berry (Goodreads Author), Holly Hatam (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emperor's Ostrich 3.86 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 2017 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Page Breaks, Art Notes, and Pictures to Order: How NOT to Format a Picture Book Manuscript

I've been asked many times how to format a children's picture book manuscript for submission, so I thought I'd create a blog post with my advice, such as it is. I'm speaking here to writers, not to illustrators, nor to writer-illustrators, who are proposing a book they plan to both write and illustrate. Expectations are very different in those cases.

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Wishes and Wellingtons (3 books)
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Splurch Academy for Disruptive Boys (4 books)
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All the Light We Cannot See

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“If music stops, and art ceases, and beauty fades, what have we then?”
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“The most ordinary mortal bodies are housed by spectacular souls.”
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“Let them start their dreadful wars, let destruction rain down, and let plague sweep through, but I will still be here, doing my work, holding humankind together with love like this.”
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The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

by Dashka Slater

9 votes, 20.5%

The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding

by Jennifer Robson

8 votes, 18.2%

Bel Canto

by Ann Patchett

8 votes, 18.2%

Sunburn

by Laura Lippman

7 votes, 15.9%

The Great Believers

by Rebecca Makkai

5 votes, 11.4%

The Queen of Hearts

by Kimmery Martin

3 votes, 6.8%

Clock Dance

by Anne Tyler

2 votes, 4.5%

The Ensemble

by Aja Gabel

1 vote, 2.3%

Not That I Could Tell

by Jessica Strawser

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Lovely War

by Julie Berry

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“That which you tend, you come to adore with the kind of love that bypasses sense and reason.”
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“She is a storm cloud of sorrow. You wander in, you may never find your way out.”
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“Like rays of glory from heaven, piercing the dusty gloom of the church, making each airborne mote shine like a star.”
― Julie Berry, The Passion of Dolssa

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“To be needed is one way to be safe. The other is to have money.”
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