“I queried 158 times before I sold my first word.” I was sitting in a Just Buffalo writing workshop led by Nancy Davidoff Kelton, the author of Finding Mr. Rightstein (Passager, 2016) and Writing from Personal Experience (F+W Media, 2000) and countless personal essays. “158 queries” was part of Nancy’s opening remarks. The rest of her … Continue reading 158 Queries or, Another Case for the Growth Mindset