Yeah, you heard me right. No matter how much you deny it, there is a certain amount of fuzzy-sweater comfort in every nope-don't-want-your-manuscript letter.
Why?
- Because secretly it's what you expected all along and yippee...you were right.
- Because it confirms that publishers don't know fantastic writing when they see it.
- Because you won't have to shoulder all the responsibilities of marketing, deadlines, or having to come up with a sequel that's even more amazing.
But if you take out a flashlight and shine it in the cob-webbed corner deep in your heart, you just might find the biggest reason rejection is freakishly soothing is because you don't feel like your writing is worthy of a contract anyway.
The ugliest truth of all is writers are an insecure herd of animals. Not to worry, though. I don't offer a cure, but I do know of a place that offers support.
On the first Wednesday of every month, there's an Insecure Writer's Support Group here. It's a group of bloggers who dedicate that day to post about writer's angsts. Check out the list and read a few next time you're feeling a little too gleeful over a rejection.
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4 comments:
We all have bad days. Nice to know writers are supporting each other :-)
Yep. If you ever need a shoulder to cry on, mine are pretty broad. I've been lifting weights.
Actually, I write only post for my blogs, but oh my, it really makes me happy that someone visit me and made a nice comment. It really made my day happier. so, if I wrote a book which probaly won't happen coz my english vocabulary is not wide enough, but what I am saying is if I did and got rejected, I will surely be very dissapponted.
anyway, I am thinking to write my story for my one day for my descendants. But, I need time and time is not what I have nowadays.
By the way, hope you visit my other blog too: willyouhearfromme.blogspot.com
I didn't know you had another site, Joy. I'll pop over there right now!
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