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January 11, 2005

The Memory of Running

CNN.com has a sweet article about Ron McLarty, an author whose novel, The Memory of Running, was finally published after more than 30 years of rejection letters:

Then last September -- after a lonely 35-year literary odyssey involving a thoughtful audiobook producer, a small-town librarian, and novelists Danielle Steel and Stephen King -- Ron McLarty got published at age 56.

Never give up, never surrender.

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They say the secret to becoming a published author is persistence, practice and persistence.

Love your blog -- I'm a reader/author, too.

Thank you, sunnye. I wish I had persistence like that, so I guess it's why I like to hear about people who hang in for the long haul.