The Craft: How One Writer Thinks about Literary Rejection

Rejection. Nobody likes it. Whether it’s for a job, on a date, or of a more…literary nature. Nobody likes it. But like death and taxes—it’s one of life’s unfortunate guarantees. Stick around long enough and you’re sure to experience it, whoever you are.

Today, I want to talk about literary rejection since I’m a writer. How do I react to it? And how do I move on and keep submitting?

First off: I generally haven’t reacted well. But now, I am trying to change and am having some success. Perh...