tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441276102534893267.post4979387487299653161..comments2023-11-08T05:58:31.617-08:00Comments on Cross Your T's: Rejection = Working Writer? Maybe ... but it's a hard sell!Kelly H-Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441276102534893267.post-29386065725762275432008-11-13T12:34:00.000-08:002008-11-13T12:34:00.000-08:00Great advice, PJ (and Michael Jordan!!) ... so tru...Great advice, PJ (and Michael Jordan!!) ... so true! And, I like your game ... I'm definitely going to try that approach! Thanks so much!Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441276102534893267.post-2179482660149131522008-11-13T12:18:00.000-08:002008-11-13T12:18:00.000-08:00Oh, and I forgot to mention, the last bit of seemi...Oh, and I forgot to mention, the last bit of seemingly negative news I got, it took me about five days until I could fill in the blank. But then I found the answer.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441276102534893267.post-41296023188636728652008-11-13T12:16:00.000-08:002008-11-13T12:16:00.000-08:00Even with a lemons-to-lemonade attitude, getting a...Even with a lemons-to-lemonade attitude, getting a rejections hurts and sucks. There's no getting past it. That said, to kind of agree with the other author, I saw a neat quote from Michael Jordan this morning: <BR/>"I have failed over and over again in my life. And that's precisely why I succeed."<BR/>My new game I play when I get seemingly negative news is say, "this is the best thing that happened to me because..." and fill in the blank.<BR/>But yeah, it still hurts.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441276102534893267.post-48596206709870438012008-11-12T13:26:00.000-08:002008-11-12T13:26:00.000-08:00I haven't heard of Melanie Chrismer ... I'll have ...I haven't heard of Melanie Chrismer ... I'll have to look her/her books up. Thanks so much for your kinds words, Serenity! It's so nice to have someone at a similar stage in this process ... who understands! Yes, I'll hang in there too ... and someday, the perseverance will pay off for both of us!Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441276102534893267.post-65074231474597579132008-11-12T07:28:00.000-08:002008-11-12T07:28:00.000-08:00Ug, I'm afraid I have the same problem. Rejection...Ug, I'm afraid I have the same problem. Rejections feel like someone finally willing to tell me what everyone else already knows. You're good, but not good enough. The acceptances, though, always make me feel that I tricked someone somehow. You have to keep going though! It's very obvious you're meant to do this. If you'll hang in there, I will! <BR/><BR/>I met a sweet author once named Melanie Chrismer - have you heard of her? She had several books published but got a rejection during the conference she was speaking at. Even she had to go through the negative thoughts of whether or not she was meant to do this. My favorite advice from her was this: Write because you love it. So that's what I'm determined to keep doing, forever, whether I ever get published or not. :)<BR/><BR/>I really think, though, that perseverance will earn its reward. Try another publisher with that same book. There are lots of great publishers out there. God bless Kelly!Serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621332625562122360noreply@blogger.com