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I'm running low on rejection messages. I thought I'd have one this week, but the editor sent me something called an 'acceptance'🤷.
From what I can tell it's something only spoken of in myths, I think? I'm highly suspicious of it and don't like it a bit. It threw off my whole week.
Good thing I have lots of pieces out for rejection so I can get back to to a world that makes sense.
Saw an article about how brutal the writing business is. I thought it was hyperbole. At least I get to keep my brain.
It's not always about landing a publication. Especially in the beginning. Knowing that an editor read your story, even if they didn't buy it, is encouraging. You made a thing and showed it to someone else. That's really what this is all about.
If you want to be discovered you have to be visible first. You have to make people listen. Be confident enough in yourself and your work to put it on the market. And when it's rejected, send it to competing publications. And, of course, keep writing through it all.
One of the most important lessons I learned while working on my MFA is when to reject feedback and rejection. If you know that you've executed well, don't let rejections or negative feedback stop you. Just move on.
Publishing is subjective. One editor's opinion doesn't define your worth. Keep submitting until you find the right address.
Looking through all these old rejections I'm surprised by how often the editors encouraged me to submit again. When I read the messages the first time, I didn't register the invitation, only the rejection.
This is one I do remember because when I replied with a thanks and a second piece, they published it even though they were closed to normal submissions.
Putting yourself out there, opening yourself to judgement, is an act of tremendous courage. Don't let fear stop you. Send your work far and wide. When you get an acceptance you'll remember why you went through all of this.
Nearly every rejection comes with an opportunity, too.
Some editors make it easy to keep going. This is the kindest rejection I've ever received.
just came across you on my dash and this is such an awesome blog. i major in creative writing in college and we have a "not yet" box where you put in your rejection letter and take a chocolate bar and the profs keep it stocked lol. your poetry is that "not yet" sweetness that we as writers absolutely need :)
Thank you! I thought I had thick skin, but a month or so ago I got a passive-aggressive rejection that hit me so hard I couldn't write. I read and reread the email and contemplated taking a break for a while. The next day, I opened Photoshop and chopped up the message into something encouraging hoping it would help me move on. That gave me the idea for this blog.
Too many people I work with give up before they really try. Rejection feels awful, but it's part of the journey.
Reposting this as an image instead of a link. Every rejection is a new opportunity to find a home for your work.
writing is hard. you’re doing it anyway. you’re basically a god. a really tired, under-caffeinated god in pajamas.
There's a home for your words somewhere.
Haven't been getting my writing time in, so, today's rejection poem is a reminder.
