Tag: Rejections

  • Rejections: How to Vent

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    Carol Blodgett
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      Rejection does indeed suck, but when it is a rejection peppered with insults it takes on a whole new meaning. I received a rejection for my manuscript recently. I have received several rejections over the years, but most have been kind and encouraging. Not this one. Not the one I got from ‘Mikey’. Mikey.…

  • Rejection: A New Opportunity

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    Rosemary McKinley
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    In the fall of 2008, I submitted a short story of historic fiction called “Libby’s Choice,” set in 1905. The editor, Kate Pufal, at History Press at the time wrote me the most beautiful rejection letter. It stated that my story was a good one and well written but not the type of genre that…

  • Rejections: Treasuring the Bite

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    Atticus Books
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    I like the sheer sense of got-me-on-a-bad-day invective in them. Dear editors, I’m sending you these for the rejections series. They are from one Shelagh Nugent, who was the editor of a mag called Peninsular. The first reads: These stories are well written + “literary” – but I don’t think you’ve grasped the concept of…