A new pastime of mine in recent weeks has been stalking Twitter for writers talking about rejection and accosting them with a link to the blog and occasionally a request for an interview. (Is this what people call “promotion”…?) And I have to say, I have yet to regret extending that invitation. I always learn […]
Rejection
The Dreams We Hold On To
Last week was kinda rough. Sometimes I feel like I only post on here as Little Miss Sunshine. Especially since I’ve had relative success with my writing in the past couple years (in terms of publication, not in terms of financial success, LOL don’t make me laugh) I’ve wondered if I’m still contending with the […]
People Will Disappoint You. Here’s How Not to Let It Get You Down
In this blog I normally focus on formal rejections of creative work, like from literary agents or magazines. But we may sometimes experience the rejection of our creative work from a much more painful source: our loved ones. A writer friend recently pointed me to an article in The Millions called “Who Will Buy Your Book?” by […]
Rejection Survivor Interview: Jenny Milchman
Jenny Milchman found her way to me through Savvy Thorne’s Rejection Survivor Interview (a fellow author she’s known for a long time). She complimented me on the blog, and when I looked her up, I realized that she would also make an excellent Rejection Survivor interviewee, so I asked if she was up for it. She […]
How to Survive a Twitter Pitch Contest
So, last week I tried something I’d never tried before. I have a manuscript that has slowly swollen from a collection of short stories to a “composite novella” to a novel of intertwining perspectives. Back when it was still novella-sized, I contacted a literary agent who had liked my work before, to ask her if […]