I’ve taken the leap and started the submission roller-coaster. Now for the hard bit… waiting! I am terrible at waiting (as I have said many times before). It’s impossible to not think about it. In fact, the more I try not to think about it the more it seems to weigh on me. The anything-but-a-rejection high versus…
Rejection
Is publication a goal?
I remember reading an article a number of years ago by Jenny Crusie. She advocated for writers to give up their goal to be published, and compared it to the pre-feminism era when a woman’s goal was to be married. Both are totally out of your hands. You’ve no control over whether you succeed or…
Agent Rejection
Every writer experiences rejection. Even so, dealing with rejection can be tough. But rejection is all a matter of perspective. An agent isn’t rejecting you, so never take it personally. I remember being on recruit course for the army reserves many moons ago. A fellow recruit was very upset she’d been yelled at by our…