I Want to Be a Writer
Well I just had my first rejection letter...
I need to be resilient.
I need to be resilient.
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lovingdead · 31-35, M
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MayaHope · 41-45, F
Wanna read my covering letter, though it does include a spoiler? @lovingdead
lovingdead · 31-35, M
@MayaHope yes yes yes
Oneofthestormboys · 100+, M
MayaHope · 41-45, F
Some day I think, yeah did I write that? Some days I think, that’s rubbish... @Oneofthestormboys
MayaHope · 41-45, F
Indeed @Oneofthestormboys
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JoeyFoxx · 56-60, M
A friend of mine told me a story about listening to his dad on the phone trying to make a sale. Every time someone said no to him, he’d get excited.
“Dad?”, he asked, “isn’t it bad when someone says no?”
His dad explained:
“There are more customers our there that don’t need what I am selling than there are ones that do. Every time someone says no, it just means that I am one call closer to finding one that does.”
It’s a curious perspective, but I have found it helpful.
This publisher doesn’t get you. Put them in your rear view mirror and keep plugging. You’ll find one.
“Dad?”, he asked, “isn’t it bad when someone says no?”
His dad explained:
“There are more customers our there that don’t need what I am selling than there are ones that do. Every time someone says no, it just means that I am one call closer to finding one that does.”
It’s a curious perspective, but I have found it helpful.
This publisher doesn’t get you. Put them in your rear view mirror and keep plugging. You’ll find one.
midnightsun · 26-30, M
MayaHope · 41-45, F
So my poetry is still crap? Good job it’s not a poetry book!@midnightsun
MentalFloss · M
NativeOregonian · 51-55
MayaHope · 41-45, F
Trying to believe that! @NativeOregonian
NativeOregonian · 51-55
@MayaHope When Stephen King first submitted Carrie for publication, nearly every publisher in the US rejected him. Finally one decided to give him a chance, and look where he is now :)