Writing: Receiving and Rising above Rejection

Receiving and Rising Above RejectionWriting in Color

Somehow, I inherently Somehow, I inherently understood that not understood that not everything I wrote would everything I wrote would be an instant success. be an instant success.

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● YOUYOU, , are not being rejected. You're are not being rejected. You're arrangement of words is being arrangement of words is being rejected. It's not easy to separate rejected. It's not easy to separate the two, but for the serious writer the two, but for the serious writer it's an important skill to master.it's an important skill to master.

● Each project is only a small Each project is only a small representation of who you are. representation of who you are.

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You're words are not You're words are not dead. There was no dead. There was no

firing squad. An editor firing squad. An editor simply said no. You're simply said no. You're words could find new words could find new life the next time you life the next time you

send them out. send them out. ● Peterdmallett.com

You’re You’re WordsWords


● Welcome to “One Day Isle”- extended stays available

One day I'll research how to get it

done.

One day I'll writean article.

One day I'll write a book.

You didn't stay here. You didn't stay here. ● You took the chance! You took the chance!


● Your chances Your chances and your and your writing writing improveimprove

● Keep working, with each Keep working, with each effort you get better, effort you get better, and you learn more and you learn more about marketing your about marketing your work. Odds are in your work. Odds are in your favor that, with favor that, with persistence, you’ll find persistence, you’ll find yourself accepting a yourself accepting a check instead of a check instead of a rejection. rejection.



““You can write a short You can write a short story in two hours. Two story in two hours. Two hours a day, you have hours a day, you have a novel in a year.”a novel in a year.”

Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury (Writer of over 500 short (Writer of over 500 short stories, 10 novels, plus works of poetry and plays)stories, 10 novels, plus works of poetry and plays)



● Psst, come close,this Psst, come close,this last one is a secret...last one is a secret...

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●You can submit You can submit to the same to the same place again.place again.



Unless your words were astonishingly Unless your words were astonishingly awful, an editor is unlikely to recognize awful, an editor is unlikely to recognize seeing the same submission again. Wait seeing the same submission again. Wait six to eight months and send it again. six to eight months and send it again. A new line-up of needs will be on the A new line-up of needs will be on the table. (There might even be a new table. (There might even be a new editor at the desk).editor at the desk).



● Caution:Caution:Do Do not send an not send an angry letter. angry letter. That That willwill be be remembered.remembered.


Rejection makes Rejection makes us get out of our us get out of our comfort zone and comfort zone and try new things, try new things,

making us making us stronger and more stronger and more

determined. determined. ● Peterdmallett.com


Did you know Did you know Max Lucado’sMax Lucado’s first first book, On the Anvil, was rejected book, On the Anvil, was rejected fifteen times? fifteen times? Stephen King’sStephen King’s first first novel, Carrie, 30 times. novel, Carrie, 30 times. John John Grisham’sGrisham’s first book, A Time to Kill, first book, A Time to Kill, more than 20 times.more than 20 times.



● When you're discouraged by When you're discouraged by rejection, remember these rejection, remember these important facts. Gain some important facts. Gain some perspective. Then, keep working. perspective. Then, keep working. Keep studying your craft. And Keep studying your craft. And keep submitting!keep submitting!


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