Leap Into The Sun, A Basil Rosa Essay Published in Behind The Plots, An Anthology

The Basil Rosa essay Leap Into The Sun was published by JD Russell in Behind The Plots, an anthology of essays by 15 authors sharing their various approaches to the writing process. 

Click here to learn more about this anthology, as well as the Writing Bad blog, including a video trailer: https://writingbad.org/2022/09/12/behind-the-plots/

The anthology is available here from Amazon US: 

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And from Amazon UK:

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From Editor JD Russell:

This collection of creative, nonfiction essays written by a diverse range of published authors gives the reader an opportunity to see the world through the eyes of a writer, to travel through their most memorable Eureka! moments and most devastating rejections. For a moment, discover what it is that drives an author to continue to pick up their pen each day in spite of the growing mountain of rejections on their desk. Perhaps you will find within these pages the secret to successful publication in spite of the odds!

Here is the Table Of Contents

1. Rejecting Rejection by Robin Gaines.................................... 1 

2. Fight Fire with Fire by Gayle Bell ........................................... 10 

3. As Written for Writers by Jeff Ferris ....................................... 13 

4. The Inside Word by William Sells........................................... 31 

5. A Writer’s Confession: Sins of Omission and Commission 

by Sarah law............................................................................. 38

 

6. 4:00 AM Reflection on Writing by Rebecca Redshaw.......... 55

 

7. The Weight of Childhood Muses by Diana Raab ................. 62 

8. Guided by Quotes by Steve Bailey .......................................... 78 

9. Three Essays on Finding the Right Help, the Path to Show, and the Wrong Words 

by Katherine Benfante ....................... 90 

10. Dealing with Rejection and Improving Your Chances of Publication 

by Katie Kent....................................................... 105 

11. The Alchemy of Writing Science Fiction: Memory, Imagination and Characterization 

by Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD .................................................. 118 

12. Leap into the Sun by Basil Rosa............................................. 133