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Marty Gervais John B Lee Analysis
Marty Gervais explains in the interview that when a writer wants to have their work published they have to put aside their ego and be prepared for rejection. If a writer has a large ego then is knocked down it tends to be very disappointing and could lend to them being discouraged. To be able to prosper a writer cannot be discourage and must continue writing. Furthermore, something I found particularly helpful Gervais mentioned is writers must be open to change and opinions of others. This does not mean they must sell out however, writers need to consider and question what is told to them and apply it to their work. John B. Lee explains it is a good idea to get job where a writer still has energy at the end of the day to write after which is

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