Bret Johnson brings up a good point in his article "Why we pick ourselves up after getting rejected," we cannot let being rejected ruin our lives! We need to let it make us more determined to get published.
Let's face it; we're all going to get rejected by SOMEWHERE. Whether it's because our piece doesn't fit what they're looking for or it's just not that good, it's going to happen and the earlier we realize this, the less heart breaking it will be when it happens.
Some of the best authors have been rejected by many journals and publishers. I'm sure everyone knows about J.K. Rowling being rejected by numerous publishers and look at her now. Another famous author that got rejected was Stephen King. In his book, On Writing, he talks about how he kept his rejection letters nailed to his wall and there were a ton of them. Those two authors became wildly famous authors. They did not let their numerous rejections stop them.
So, if you think you have something really good and feel like people need to read it, do not let something as insignificant as a rejection letter stop you. Let it it make you better.
Let's face it; we're all going to get rejected by SOMEWHERE. Whether it's because our piece doesn't fit what they're looking for or it's just not that good, it's going to happen and the earlier we realize this, the less heart breaking it will be when it happens.
Some of the best authors have been rejected by many journals and publishers. I'm sure everyone knows about J.K. Rowling being rejected by numerous publishers and look at her now. Another famous author that got rejected was Stephen King. In his book, On Writing, he talks about how he kept his rejection letters nailed to his wall and there were a ton of them. Those two authors became wildly famous authors. They did not let their numerous rejections stop them.
So, if you think you have something really good and feel like people need to read it, do not let something as insignificant as a rejection letter stop you. Let it it make you better.