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There are few writers who don't have to face rejection at some point in their careers - it doesn't mean that you should give up. Use these articles to help you dust yourself off, and try again.
How do you handle rejection?
Many
successful authors have rejection letters hidden away in the back of a drawer.
I like Stephen King’s attitude – he staked his letters to the wall behind his
desk, a gesture which is at once both practical and appropriate for his genre.
But whatever you do with yours, first smooth them …
How to deal with rejection letters
Behind every published author is someone who’s had to deal with
rejection. But how do you get over it? Guest blogger novelist Emma Bowd shares
her experiences of dealing with the dreaded ‘no thank you’ letters.
As a published author, I can have the luxury of saying that rejection letters …
How trying to get a book published feels
Trying
to get a book published is like:
- Attempting to get your child into an over-subscribed school. You worry and find yourself wondering what are the odds on success; how can you best improve their chances; what are other people up to? And the answer for some is pretty desperate, like …
Keep going in your search
Remember
that agents are individuals, and perhaps more individualistic than the key
protagonists in many other professions. Just as many are instantly
recognisable, so they also have very individual tastes. It follows that what
does not appeal to one, may well appeal to another.
‘There are …
Rejection can be swift
The
hardest thing for a writer to cope with is rejection. We all pour so much of
ourselves into our writing; we invest it with so many of our hopes, that it’s
impossible not to take rejection as a personal blow.
So, what should you do? Partly it depends on the form of the rejection. If …