Another First; or, Rejection
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I have big news. Really big. My writer friends will get this better than some other readers, although I'm sure you can imagine and relate in some way.
I sent out my first ever query letters this week. (Well, all e-queries, actually, but a body's gotta keep up with the times.)
Also, I got my first ever rejection today.
Normal writers are disheartened, upset, discouraged, etc. by the first rejection. Not me.
The entire publishing world will tell you that rejections aren't always a bad thing. Sometimes your writing needs more work, or the agency/publisher can't take on new clients right now, or your genre/word count/writing style isn't a good fit for that agency/publisher. In my case, two and possibly three of the above apply. There's also the fact that I know of zero authors who were accepted before they were rejected. Plus the fact that I was practically expecting to be rejected my first try. But none of that's the point.
My first official rejection makes me feel like a real, official writer. No longer am I a wanna-be. I'm still unpublished and very, very young and inexperienced in this publishing world. But I'm not standing outside the window, gathering my courage to knock on the door. No, *I* am now standing in the entryway, just waiting for God to usher me down the hallway that He has prepared for me.
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Congrats on the rejection! Wow, that was weird to say... :P Did they give you much advice on how to improve your book or not?
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! First ever rejection! I've got a couple rejection slips saved up myself. :o)
ReplyDeleteHey, congratulations! Which book did you send? :)
ReplyDeleteHi everybody! Thanks for coming by. :) Actually, Allison, it was an email version of a form rejection, so no. And Becki, it was the query for Babies and Blessings, which I renamed Sweet Seventeenth?. I never really liked the original title, and I have an incredibly long list of all the other title ideas I tried out before picking that one. It's still just a working title, though. :P
ReplyDeleteI'm a little bit jealous. I still haven't mustered up the courage to send out a single query. Who knows, maybe you'll get someone who's interested. Even if they don't end up buying it, it would be really cool to know someone gave it a closer look!
ReplyDelete~Sarah F.
Very true, Sarah :)
ReplyDeleteKeep up the positive attitude. I cannot wait for my first rejection letter. Haha. [:
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting up the courage to query! I'm way to scared to do that yet, and congrats on the rejection!
ReplyDeleteWeird to say, but I can edit/critique if you want me to, just let me know!
Thanks, Julie! I'll keep that in mind :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! Seriously I keep all mine. It's proof you are a real writer.
ReplyDeleteWay to go!!!
Thanks Tine! :)
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