tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post6223995919942649067..comments2024-03-26T15:49:05.333-07:00Comments on Criminal Minds: Say Yes, Say No....Josh Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09913654176433125233noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-51499826505347919642018-08-07T17:49:34.653-07:002018-08-07T17:49:34.653-07:00Terry - I agree. Rejection's part of the arc!
...Terry - I agree. Rejection's part of the arc!<br /><br />Paul, let's not bet against it, though....<br />Susan C Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225627756540127032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-16546513076517256542018-08-06T23:50:40.356-07:002018-08-06T23:50:40.356-07:00Susan, I got the crookedly xeroxed rejection too. ...Susan, I got the crookedly xeroxed rejection too. It's going to be in my post on Friday. Though I'm sure it's from a different person.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-49902582908403998752018-08-06T22:47:24.559-07:002018-08-06T22:47:24.559-07:00Lovely post, Susan. I actually think that rejectio...Lovely post, Susan. I actually think that rejection is an important part of acceptance. It's a way of "making our bones." In other words, without the negative we wouldn't know how important the positive is when it happens.<br />Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478393430722574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-70027681424668882912018-08-06T18:24:01.777-07:002018-08-06T18:24:01.777-07:00Lyda, clearly, you know how to stay motivated!
P...Lyda, clearly, you know how to stay motivated! <br /><br />Paul, I know not all rejections have such impersonal and defined outlines. I initially queried an agent in NYC, who shall remain nameless, by dropping an envelope off at her agency's office right before lunchtime. I received a crookedly xeroxed, unsigned one line response that was postmarked 1 p.m. that day and said only "We're not interested." Cruel. and she friended me on FB last year!Susan C Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225627756540127032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-81206411838107084292018-08-06T18:06:39.801-07:002018-08-06T18:06:39.801-07:00Susan, I think it depends on what reasons our mate...Susan, I think it depends on what reasons our material is rejected. In your case with recession and all of course it's not personal. But it's hard not to take it personally sometimes. And I think you're right on when you say, "And our manuscripts are our children or alter egos in a way, so even though they’re nothing but words, having them rejected is like 80,000 or 100,000 small cuts." And each of those 100,000 cuts hurts like a mother...Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-28062844164154319832018-08-06T17:44:37.450-07:002018-08-06T17:44:37.450-07:00Hey Susan. Thanks for sharing your experiences and...Hey Susan. Thanks for sharing your experiences and your thoughts on rejection. I know that my first rejection taught me things about myself as a writer. I found out that I don't do well when I try shape my story to someone else's theme. It ended up reading like a serving of souffle that had been served up using a cookie cutter. The next think I learned is that I need to work on writing to a deadline. Finally, I learned that I needed to get stronger in the short story format. All of these things are foundational lessons that, once I got past the initial sting of having my writing rejected, I could use to become a better writer. I have a small charm that has pride of place on my desk. It reads. "Don't give up. CREATIVITY takes COURAGE." Lyda McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211808700153787911noreply@blogger.com