Comments on: From Email: How do I get Published? How do I Figure out if my Writing is Worth the Trouble?

By: Matt’s Bookosphere 6/27/08 « Enter the Octopus

Matt’s Bookosphere 6/27/08 « Enter the Octopus — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:51:57 +0000

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By: Monica Valentinelli

Monica Valentinelli — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:14:00 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Lillie, and you’re absolutely right that rejection is a big part of being a writer. I think it’s a difficult thing for new writers who have never submitted any work before to wrap their minds around.

By: Lillie Ammann

Lillie Ammann — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:54:39 +0000

Monica,
Writers usually find it difficult to take rejection, but rejection is a big part of being a writer. Most of us receive many rejections. As you say, often the reason for the rejection has nothing to do with you or the quality of writing. As the stereotypical response goes, sometimes the work just “doesn’t meet our publishing needs at this time.”