Rejection letter two on THE SOUND OF MADNESS. It’s funny when I receive a reply from an agent, I automatically think, well there’s another rejection letter. Lloyd Dobler in SAY ANYTHING said it best “If you start out depressed everything’s kind of a pleasant surprise.” If I don’t get my hopes up, I’m not crushed when it’s an agent that says no. Now as a … Continue reading Another Dose of Rejection
And so it begins… Putting yourself out there and being rejected. I don’t mean from a potential mate, but from potential agents. The query process can make or break a writer. We all think we’ve got what it takes to be the next big writer. Some of slave away for hours, days, months, years on a novel. While some will be happy to say, “I … Continue reading Putting Yourself Out There and Being Rejected
Received another rejection letter today. The total is now 15 rejection letters with 1 of positive feedback. Break it down further and it’s this: 6 no responses, 9 actual rejection letters. And to break it down even further, it’s this: 8 form rejection letters and 1 personalized rejection letter. I’m sitting here listening to my friend Gareth Asher’s song “Break” and it’s kind of how … Continue reading Break
Just finished a 2000 word short story to submit for a contest. At first, I was scared to write only 2000 words and then I realized it was going to be hard to edit to 2000 words. A lot of “he said, she said” was left out and that made me realize it wasn’t needed and that the story could be told just as well … Continue reading Which Stings Worse: Rejection or Laughter?