tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post4579702905934754862..comments2023-12-10T19:04:26.773-08:00Comments on Author2Author: Do Rejections Fuel You or Paralyze You?Emily Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-71659815295617587472008-08-22T13:33:00.000-07:002008-08-22T13:33:00.000-07:00Lisa, I SO use rejections as fuel. I don't give u...Lisa, I SO use rejections as fuel. I don't give up. When I say I'm going to do something (publish a book), I won't quit til I do it. So if I get a rejection, yes, I say, "One place down, how many more to try?" and I send it out again.<BR/><BR/>Sure, sometimes it can sting, but I always keep on submitting.DeenaMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093257361683249174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-49525219885472950582008-08-22T13:03:00.000-07:002008-08-22T13:03:00.000-07:00Oooh good question. I'm not sure if every rejectio...Oooh good question. I'm not sure if every rejection letter fueled me-- some did make me mad or sad etc. But I do get fueled from people telling me no. The last rejection on Espresso right before the two agent offers I was like Oh yeah?! And totally ready to show this person. :-) Even in high school my guidance counselor told me I wasn't smart enough to go to college and should consider becoming a secretary. I told him something along the lines of flip off and then went straight to college and even taught at a university for 6 years.Kristina Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171504801682649341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-75293453642800872332008-08-22T11:10:00.000-07:002008-08-22T11:10:00.000-07:00Cool, Emily, I love good rejections! I've never be...Cool, Emily, I love good rejections! <BR/><BR/>I've never been fueled to prove someone wrong. But some comments have made me think, "well, OK, I can learn to do that better." After an appropriate period of mourning, of course.Kate Fallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856887940900664692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-62595437518924935752008-08-22T08:58:00.000-07:002008-08-22T08:58:00.000-07:00This is a good question, Lisa. I think they can do...This is a good question, Lisa. I think they can do both for me. Just recently I got a positive rejection that reassured me I'm fairly close. Other times I want to prove people wrong, and then other times there feels like so many of them that it's overwhelming and you think you lack talent and want to quit.<BR/><BR/>Often there's no rhyme or reason to what one rejection will make you feel. I think alot depends on your mood, how you let it affect you, and how you keep yourself busy outside of writing and get satisfaction in other ways.Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-78552976978050366642008-08-22T06:42:00.000-07:002008-08-22T06:42:00.000-07:00Hmm, good question. For me, the answer is neither...Hmm, good question. For me, the answer is neither.<BR/><BR/>I look for useful comments in rejections. Sometimes they're there, sometimes not. If they're there, I pull them out and study them. If it's just a form, then I toss it into the pile and think to myself "not helpful; moving on..." :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.com