Comments on: How to Cope With Soul-Crushing Rejection http://www.akwbooks.com/authors/authorblog/blog/2009/12/08/how-to-cope-with-soul-crushing-rejection/ The art of story telling and marketing what you write Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:04:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Al Philipson http://www.akwbooks.com/authors/authorblog/blog/2009/12/08/how-to-cope-with-soul-crushing-rejection/#comment-3468 Al Philipson Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:20:19 +0000 http://www.akwbooks.com/authors/authorblog/blog/?p=555#comment-3468 Amen, John. One thing I've learned is that a form rejection is just that. A note sent with the rejection is pure gold. Often it's encouragement to do better. At worse, it's a clue to what your problem may be. Most publisher's readers won't bother with a note unless they think the writer is worth the trouble. Of course, pure meanness in a note may indicate a personal problem the reader is having (got dumped by her boyfriend last night? PMS? Boss on her ass today? Got rushed and missed his coffee this morning?). Amen, John.

One thing I’ve learned is that a form rejection is just that.

A note sent with the rejection is pure gold. Often it’s encouragement to do better. At worse, it’s a clue to what your problem may be. Most publisher’s readers won’t bother with a note unless they think the writer is worth the trouble.

Of course, pure meanness in a note may indicate a personal problem the reader is having (got dumped by her boyfriend last night? PMS? Boss on her ass today? Got rushed and missed his coffee this morning?).

]]> By: John Bowers http://www.akwbooks.com/authors/authorblog/blog/2009/12/08/how-to-cope-with-soul-crushing-rejection/#comment-3467 John Bowers Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:01:05 +0000 http://www.akwbooks.com/authors/authorblog/blog/?p=555#comment-3467 Ten thumbs up on this one! I've been down that same road, had that same experience. If you love to write, then DO IT! You may or may not get published, but writing, like painting or arts and crafts, can be therapeutic. Humans are at their best when creating, and writing is creating. Good article, great advice. Ten thumbs up on this one! I’ve been down that same road, had that same experience. If you love to write, then DO IT! You may or may not get published, but writing, like painting or arts and crafts, can be therapeutic. Humans are at their best when creating, and writing is creating. Good article, great advice.

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