Onwards - the act of moving forward despite being denied. Every author will have something to tell you about this subject. Rejection is a part of the process. Within the last three months, I have been denied and rejected around fifteen times from literary magazines, agents, and publishing agencies. It is 100% part of the process. You cannot get around this. What makes you an author is your perseverance to continue onwards despite those obstacles.
Here are some tips to dealing with rejection:
1. Learn to appreciate criticism.
It helps if you can objectively view what someone else has to say about your work. Not only will it provide a second, third, or fourth point of view, but it will allow you to explore your writing with more depth.
2. Form a writing criticism group.
Yep. Form a group that allows you to criticize someone else's work. It will help you be more comfortable with hearing rejection from strangers. I remember doing this in college and finding rejection much easier.
3. Realize your voice isn't going to be liked by everyone.
Someone will hate your work. Someone will love your work. Art, beauty, and how we view it is subjective. You can and will find someone who loves it.
If you find yourself upset about rejection, take the time to relax. You do not have to jump back into the saddle and write a whole novel where the villain is the person who rejected you. It may help you rid yourself of the emotions, but will it help you move on and accept the criticism for what it is? Well, that is for you to decide.
Here are some tips to dealing with rejection:
1. Learn to appreciate criticism.
It helps if you can objectively view what someone else has to say about your work. Not only will it provide a second, third, or fourth point of view, but it will allow you to explore your writing with more depth.
2. Form a writing criticism group.
Yep. Form a group that allows you to criticize someone else's work. It will help you be more comfortable with hearing rejection from strangers. I remember doing this in college and finding rejection much easier.
3. Realize your voice isn't going to be liked by everyone.
Someone will hate your work. Someone will love your work. Art, beauty, and how we view it is subjective. You can and will find someone who loves it.
If you find yourself upset about rejection, take the time to relax. You do not have to jump back into the saddle and write a whole novel where the villain is the person who rejected you. It may help you rid yourself of the emotions, but will it help you move on and accept the criticism for what it is? Well, that is for you to decide.
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