A Few Brief Tips to Deal with Writing Rejection
BY LAURA HICKEY
You've just finished your book, sent out
query letters and was rejected. What's left to do? You could give up,
but I wouldn't suggest this. Here are some brief tips on how to deal
with rejection.
1. Take a breather
You've probably been wondering
and rattling your brain as to why you got rejected. Take a
break, not a long one...some time for a breather. If you
continue to constantly analyze why you were rejected, you'll
drive yourself crazy. Plus...if you decide after rejections to
continue sending out new query letters, they may not be your
best work. Why you ask? Because you may not produce your best
work under all the stress you've put yourself under over the
rejections. You wouldn't want more rejections because you
didn't have the energy to send out your best sales pitch.
2. Self-esteem - Failure is not an
option
You might be down in the
dumps... this is understandable, but don't allow yourself to
be in the mood for too long. Have you had others read your
work? Did they like it, love it? It's a good idea to remember
all the positives, rather than negatives. If everyone who
didn't get what they wanted the first time quit, do you know
what we'd have? A bunch of failures. They aren't failures
though for not getting it for the first time, rather they are
if they quit.
3. Motivation
Think about your favorite
movie, song or book. Now, what if they stopped trying? That
favorite song, book or movie wouldn't exist. If you give up,
someone out there won't have a chance to have your work as a
favorite. Think about it.
Remember that rejection
doesn't have to be the end of your journey unless you let it
be. Good Luck!
Laura Hickey is the author of
the children's book
Mysterious Chills and Thrills which has gotten 5 star
ratings. Along with writing children's books, she also wrote
for the sitcom pilot + episodes for a project called
Officially Lush. Read her whole bio plus access her press
kit on
her site.
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