Ever wonder why you keep getting all those form rejections from agents and editors? When I was in college, there was a guy in my Early American Lit class who complained that he didn’t understand why the teacher even took his papers, she ought to just carry a big rubber… Read more“The 5 Reasons Your MS Keeps Getting Rejected”
Tag: Rejection
Talking brass tacks with the editor
Is it possible to look forward to rejection letters? Because that means I’d be finished writing my WIP. And also finished writing query letters. And yet right now I feel light years away from either. So, despite probably what is a general consensus, I will someday look forward to rejection… Read more“Talking brass tacks with the editor”
Rejecting rejection
We were supposed to talk about rejection again yesterday. But I knew you didn’t want to. Who wants to talk about rejection? Right before Halloween? So instead I called up Craig Bartlett, Creator/Executive Producer of Nickelodeon’s Hey, Arnold!, author of the Hey, Arnold! children’s books, and now Creator/Executive Producer of… Read more“Rejecting rejection”
Getting rejected
Acceptance/Rejection. Two sides of the very same coin. Welcome to the publishing world. Please note: Not, “Welcome to the writing world!” Publishing—Writing. Writing—Publishing. Two different words. Two different activities. Two different universes. There is one guaranteed way to avoid literary rejection, and that is not to seek literary acceptance. It’s… Read more“Getting rejected”