tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378702741483615751.post2901692526152013927..comments2023-03-29T03:33:46.640-05:00Comments on The Unpublished Writers' Guide to Survival: Survival Tip #1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378702741483615751.post-78974876536365838332012-12-05T20:32:37.894-06:002012-12-05T20:32:37.894-06:00Great post, hun! I've never taken a rejection ...Great post, hun! I've never taken a rejection personally, but one of the first critiques I ever received was pretty harsh--but in a good way. I knew it wasn't personal at the time, but I needed a few days to take a breather. She is now one of my best writer friends and one of my critique partners. Natalie Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116611923169722657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378702741483615751.post-47229671695944844042012-12-05T19:33:25.901-06:002012-12-05T19:33:25.901-06:00Thanks, Silver. It does feel that way because we ...Thanks, Silver. It <i>does</i> feel that way because we let it. I sure hope publishing isn't too much like dating. I dated for 17 years before I found my husband. ;o)<br /><br />I'm so glad you made the decision to stick with it, Janet. Your books deserve to see publication.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378702741483615751.post-2129250103451464852012-12-05T12:08:54.868-06:002012-12-05T12:08:54.868-06:00Great tip, B.E. - and, yes, I have taken rejection...Great tip, B.E. - and, yes, I have taken rejection and made it personal. I do not have a thick skin! But, I'm trying - and I've made the decision to keep pursuing - and if that means rejection, so be it. It's a business (as Silver alluded to), and I have to remember that.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297537075103893956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378702741483615751.post-28931079581897515272012-12-05T09:24:21.590-06:002012-12-05T09:24:21.590-06:00This is one of the most important lessons a writer...This is one of the most important lessons a writer can learn. Getting published is a business. Decisions are made based on a business plan--by the writer, the agent, the publisher...even the reader.<br /><br />The words we spill out onto the page are personal to us. That book is our baby in too many ways. So yes, rejection FEELS personal because we make it so. Publishing is like dating. Ha! Maybe I'll do a post on that one of these days.<br /><br />Bottom line, that's a great tip, B.E.Silver Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606837105470988646noreply@blogger.com