I’ll bet if you were to talk to ten published authors you would learn that most/all of them had many rejections before a publisher finally accepted their manuscripts. Maybe I should even underline many rejections just to be especially clear. Why would a sane person put themselves through the pain of getting rejection after rejection? Is it because he or she enjoys the interminable waits followed by the dejection of yet another “no”. Speaking as a rejected author I can tell you that isn’t it. No, each rejection slip is another badge of honor that strengthens my resolve to see my work in print. I soldier on because I have faith in my stories and I know that if I’m […]
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