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Fern Reiss

Fern Reiss is an author and self-publishing entrepreneur. Her essays have appeared in publications including HuffPost, Newsweek, the Boston Globe, and Smithsonian.  She ruminates at FernExpertizing.substack.com, and is writing a memoir.

 

Not taking "no" for an answer

Not taking “no” for an answer

A freelancer persisted through multiple rejections and 17 edits to land an article in a favorite magazine
December 20, 2023
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