Feel Good Friday – Building resilience: Navigating rejection and knockbacks
25 September @ 11:00 - 11:45 BST
You’ve written your book. You’ve researched agents. You’ve taken the leap and sent your query and then you wait.
What happens next? For many, it’s a polite reply “thank you, but this isn’t right for us.” Sometimes you might not hear back at all. Both scenarios can sting, and for some writers, that rejection is enough to stop them sending their book out again.
This session hosted, by confidence and resilience coach Kelly Weekes, explores how you can move forward after a “no” without losing confidence or momentum.
Online Feel Good Friday events – free for SoA Members | £5 for Non-Members
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What will this session cover?
We’ll cover:
- Why rejection can feel so painful (and why that feeling is normal)
- What to do in the short term after a knockback
- How to avoid common negative spirals
- How to reframe rejection and take important learnings
- How to decide, and plan, what to do next
While this session will mainly focus on resilience after an agent or publisher rejection, the tools and strategies shared can be applied to other knockbacks you may face in your author career.
Programme
- Welcome, introductions and housekeeping from Lilly Brend-Fish – Events & Engagement Manager, SoA (3 mins)
- Presentation by Kelly Weekes (30 mins)
- Q&A with audience (10 mins)
- Summary and closing comments (2 mins)
Send us your questions
If you would like to send questions in advance, email Lbrendfish@societyofauthors.org with ‘Building resilience’ in the subject header.
The Line-up
Kelly Weekes
Kelly Weekes is an ICF-accredited confidence and resilience coach for authors. She has held senior marketing roles in publishing, and now works directly with authors. She combines her industry knowledge with her coaching skills to help authors navigate the ups and downs of their careers.
Website: www.kellyweekes.co.uk | Instagram: @kelly_weekes
Accessibility
- Attendees will have the option to turn on the live transcript, to watch with subtitles
- If you require BSL interpretation for this event, please email events@societyofauthors.org
Booking
SoA Members: Please use the ‘Register – SoA Members’ form below and provide your details, including your membership number. If you’re unsure of your SoA ID, please email info@societyofauthors.org.
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SoA Members – Free
Non-Members – £5
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