I got my first rejection letter from an agent 45 minutes ago. *sigh* If this is how it feels after one rejection – my first one, no less – how am I going to feel after 40? *ugh*
This is going to be very hard on the ego…
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Julia Satu 
Lucky your ego is only your ego and not you!
40? Stephen King received 30 rejections for, Carrie, and look what came of that!! Maybe you need to write a post on Successful Novels and How Many Rejections They Received just for perspective.
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That is an amazing idea! Thank you Skye.
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Hey, you got the first one out of the way. Congrats. Seriously. You survived. I know that first one hurts, but just bear in mind that every writer gets rejected, no matter how good, and they get rejected a lot. It’s not personal, it’s just part of the gig, and a lot of publishing is getting the right story/book in front of the right editor at the right time.
So, how will you feel after forty rejections? I can’t say, but I can tell you that I’m well into the triple digits, and rejections do lose some of their sting after the first hundred or so. 😉
To follow up on Skye’s post, here’s a list of best-selling books that were initially rejected: http://www.litrejections.com/best-sellers-initially-rejected/
Hang in there, keep writing, and keep submitting that manuscript.
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Thank you so much for the encouragement. Triple digits? Putting yourself out there is not for the faint of heart. I’m glad you are still writing.
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No problem. Writing is a tough gig, and it’s nice to know you’re not alone when that rejection letter lands like a grenade in your inbox. 😉
Triple digits sounds like a lot, I know, but I’ve been at this for a while, and I send out a lot of short story submissions, so they do tend to rack up.
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Hello,
I replied to your comment but I’m not sure where it went. *newbie* I wanted to say that I checked out your blog and read Shadow Can and all I can say is WOW! I am honoured you commented on my post. You are extremely talented.
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Thanks for checking out the blog, for the follow, and for the kind words about “Shadow Can.” 🙂
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Just tell like I see it. Right back at you for the ‘follow’.
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