tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post111496991786879521..comments2023-07-03T00:46:29.189-07:00Comments on Pen On Fire / Writers on Writing: Rejection is a dragBarbara DeMarco-Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407113008901754361noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-29714572321087084832011-10-28T12:58:45.839-07:002011-10-28T12:58:45.839-07:00Charming note:
Dear Agent,
I am currently closed ...Charming note:<br /><br />Dear Agent,<br />I am currently closed to rejections, and can not consider your rejection at this time.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Author<br /><br />On a reality-check note, I wouldn't recommend you actually send those "charming notes" you write. ;) <br /><br />See: http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2011/10/i-may-add-this-to-my-submission.htmlKathrine Roidhttp://kathrineroid.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-91434058848974608052008-12-29T13:02:00.000-08:002008-12-29T13:02:00.000-08:00I absolutely love what Gayle Brandeis wrote, becau...I absolutely love what Gayle Brandeis wrote, because it's so true. These decisions can be very arbitrary and subjective. One person's LeCarre is another one's Sparks. No offense to Mr. Sparks, but he is not a memorable author.<BR/><BR/>As a people-pleaser, I had a tough time accepting that not everybody will enjoy what I write. If you believe in your book or work, however, then it WILL be published someday. Writers now have more opportunities to self publish and create e-books, which can be very exciting and rewarding, even if you only sell 10 copies. <BR/><BR/>As Winston Churchill once said, "Never surrender!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1117107326750983992005-05-26T04:35:00.000-07:002005-05-26T04:35:00.000-07:00Gayle Brandeis, in her wonderful book, Fruitflesh:...Gayle Brandeis, in her wonderful book, Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration For Women Who Write, quotes a great rejection letter from Two Girls Review in Portland, Oregon:<BR/><BR/>No.<BR/><BR/>editorial choices are fucking<BR/>arbitrary. you know it. we know it.<BR/>that's why you should not take this<BR/>no as anything but some jerk-off's<BR/>idea about what fit and what didn't<BR/>fit this go round. our decisions are no reflection on the merit of your work--they are as full of shit as our own colossal egos. these are important: handds, ideas, mouths, words, images.<BR/><BR/>our advice?<BR/>be relentlessAmanda Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059621442042833693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1115657072814256152005-05-09T09:44:00.000-07:002005-05-09T09:44:00.000-07:00The worst kind of death is when Hope is found dead...The worst kind of death is when Hope is found dead inside of an alive man. In this world, we dont need the truth, what we need is hope.Amanda Val Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296997974543929873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1115272411539899202005-05-04T22:53:00.000-07:002005-05-04T22:53:00.000-07:00I submitted a short story for publication not long...I submitted a short story for publication not long ago, and it got rejected.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to previously written stuff on the topic (including some of yours), I managed to look at the rejection squarely and said...<BR/><BR/>"I've been rejected! I'm a <B>real</B> writer!"Timmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450741795057575739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1115046177455000742005-05-02T08:02:00.000-07:002005-05-02T08:02:00.000-07:00This was a great Blog, Barbara. I loved to see the...This was a great Blog, Barbara. I loved to see the Herbert quote, that is a great Mantra for any creative endeavor or for just getting through the normal 9 to 5 `stuff' that life throws our way. Your writing remains as inspiring as ever.<BR/><BR/>Donald P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com