I just received three rejections for my work.
Three. Count 'em...
Being a writer - I refuse to use the term 'struggling', although poor is probably apt - I am getting used to rejections and I'm determined not to take it personally. Even though each rejection feels a bit like the literary equivalent of someone calling your kid ugly... But even a self-confessed Eternal Optimist like me has to admit that three in one day is a bit much...
Nevertheless, the way I've decided to look at it is like this: each rejection is one less to endure before someone says 'Yes'. Just purely by the Law of Averages, someone, somewhere has to say yes eventually.
I've had some success - visit
One day, I will write something that becomes part of someone else's world. It's not an if, it's a when. Until that day, I'm utilising the Positive Gene™ whenever and wherever possible!!
Positive thinking really is an art. I'm not very good at it. I don't know if I'll seek publishing for the book I'm writing now (and have been since November), I'm really only a teenager. But rejection always scares me. I try to do my best so people might be satisfied with what I did, but I have to remember that there are always people who will want more, or will just not like it.
ReplyDeleteOh, sorry for the negative sounding comment.