tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028602332732833042.post3328728803147253734..comments2024-02-16T05:30:02.319-05:00Comments on Jane's Ride: Rejection LettersJane Kennedy Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028602332732833042.post-87176079735217263182009-01-14T21:38:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:38:00.000-05:00I always have to remember that with each rejection...I always have to remember that with each rejection it is only one person's opinion and they may not have even taken the time to read the work past the first few sentences. It could be worse than that. They may have only read the query and dismissed it from there. Now I know that all of you are saying that a writer needs to be able to catch the reader in the first few sentences, but that may not always happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028602332732833042.post-21794710703160854522009-01-14T21:00:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:00:00.000-05:00I guess all of us who get rejection letters are in...I guess all of us who get rejection letters are in super fantastic company. It gives one hope. . . <BR/><BR/>You're welcome Christina. Now I'm heading over to the blogs you nominated.<BR/><BR/>http://www.laughing-zebra-children-books.com <BR/>http://goingbeyondreading.blogspot.com/ <BR/>http://zooprisepartyfiestazoorpresa.blogspot.com/ <BR/>follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/JOYPublishingJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661535529117551660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028602332732833042.post-15933274940754309042009-01-14T20:25:00.000-05:002009-01-14T20:25:00.000-05:00I'm actually relieved when one rejection letter sa...I'm actually relieved when one rejection letter says they disliked a part that another rejection letter liked. It helps me to recalibrate and remember what I thought of that part, because sometimes I forget I liked it before I sent it out. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028602332732833042.post-74694531801422043202009-01-14T11:39:00.000-05:002009-01-14T11:39:00.000-05:00Rejection letters are tough. It's hard not to take...Rejection letters are tough. It's hard not to take them as a personal affront, but we should remember that our work doesn't "hit" every publisher/agent the same, and that the rejection is our work, not our person.<BR/><BR/>I try to think of my rejection letters as "passes." I'm not always successful! but try to remind myself that someone else will pick up that article or book.Katie Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279118592523922756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028602332732833042.post-89168400584622198942009-01-14T11:14:00.000-05:002009-01-14T11:14:00.000-05:00I like the rejection letters that tell me what the...I like the rejection letters that tell me what they didn't like.<BR/><BR/>Then again, it gets confusing when I get another rejection letter saying they liked that part and disliked something else. <BR/><BR/>You can't please everyone.<BR/><BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028602332732833042.post-88144888400105017322009-01-14T10:14:00.000-05:002009-01-14T10:14:00.000-05:00Hi Jane-Fabulous blog! I quit counting my rejectio...Hi Jane-<BR/><BR/>Fabulous blog! I quit counting my rejections when -after 10 years of submitting- I hit the number 550. Ouch! (Acutal letters-not counting the no answer backs.)<BR/><BR/>After I sold, I found out that you get just as many rejections as a published author. It's all part of the biz.<BR/><BR/>My favorites are form rejections years after the fact for books I don't remember writing. (Having assumed long ago that the answer was no-)Nancy J. Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107417252662717576noreply@blogger.com