How to Survive Rejection 101

I’ve been in the world of publishing for three decades now. I’ve seen friends’ and colleagues’ writing careers both blossom and wilt. Some never even break ground. What mainly separates the successes from the failures (or from those who give up)? It’s often, simply, an inability to cope with rejection. It isn’t that the successful authors are necessarily better writers out of the gate. They are the writers who are passionate about their art, who make the time to submit, and whose drive to publish and improve overpowers their depression at a lack of acceptance. So I offer some survival tips for the New Year, with glimpses into some well-established and emerging writers’ and editors’ experiences and techniques of coping with the big “R.” Thanks to Matt Bell, XJ Kennedy, Lise Haines, Abigail Cloud, Steven Pavlos, and Suzanne Kamata.

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