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Feb 9, 2022Liked by Hoang Samuelson

Congratulations on completing nearly a third of your novel! And thank you for this honest and very potent reminder of the ever-present fact and fear of rejection. It’s so hard. Yet it is inescapable. Also: survivable.

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Hi Hoang ! Just passing by to say that your newsletter is one of the few I read immediately when it comes to my inbox. You have such a beautiful writing and the subjects you deal with are compelling. I guess I'm also touched by some of the things you wrote because my family is Vietnamese - they came to France decades ago. Also I also love cha trung :) Good luck for your novel and looking forward to your next newsletters !

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I really love this, Hoang! It reminds me how rejection is a fact of life, especially when you're young (but also when you're old!), and we all have to learn--and it sounds like you have--to know that sometimes it has nothing to do whether you're worthy or have talent but something else. Congrats on your excellent writing and on your progress with your novel!

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Go girl! Thanks so much for your words. FAIL first attempt In Learning. There is no success without failure.

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