"Whatever you're working on: Keep going, keep going, keep going with it." ~Brad Meltzer

When author Brad Meltzer joined the National Writers Series for a conversation about his book "The Lightning Rod" with guest host John Searles, he talked about how long it took to get his first book purchased and how many times he was turned down.

He also shared the secret moment that motivates his writing, the two words he repeats to himself every time he sits down to write each day, and how those words came out of the most devastating rejection of his early career.

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