tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post5344296541454119061..comments2023-08-10T03:35:55.682-07:00Comments on The Prosers: When Rejection Hits HardSheena Boekweghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08227547053651725634noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-33865519860432371652014-03-12T18:33:19.360-07:002014-03-12T18:33:19.360-07:00Welcome to the Prosers, Trina! I'm so glad to ...Welcome to the Prosers, Trina! I'm so glad to have you with us. This is a great post. Thanks!Melanie Crousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10353025724182677932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-22215365922518048192014-03-12T12:56:05.120-07:002014-03-12T12:56:05.120-07:00Great first post Trina and so true.
I think it...Great first post Trina and so true. <br /><br />I think it is easy for aspiring writers to forget that rejection never ends in this business. They tend to think once they get that one professionally published story that they've made it. But really rejection keeps coming at all stages of a writing career. We all need to figure out how to cope with it because it's never going away. <br /><br />I like your suggestion of taking a small break and relaxing that writing muscle. So often all we hear is write, write, write. I think it is important to let yourself time to grieve a little every once and a while because it is tough.<br /><br />We are so happy you joined us. Welcome!MaryAnn Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618345950149423623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-40330384232774052442014-03-12T08:03:30.088-07:002014-03-12T08:03:30.088-07:00Beautiful first post, Trina. Glad to have you with...Beautiful first post, Trina. Glad to have you with us.<br /><br />Rejection sucks so hard. Especially the here is my soul on a page, judge it to see if I've wasted my work and my time and my dreams and you suck and I suck and this whole world sucks aspect of it. <br /><br />I worked as a slush editor for a while, and what it taught me, is that so many stories in a slush pile are fine. Some are good. Some are great. But only a few can get chosen, and it's based on the consensuses of a group. I can't tell you how many times my favorite stories would eventually get a no, because not enough people on staff liked it.<br /><br />It's just the nature of the business. When I get frustrated, my personal coping mechanism is to free write. I can't tell you how many files I've started which have the words "I hate this. Why can't I write? Why are my kids awake, and why am I up this early trying to write anyway if it's never going to happen." But once those words are no longer blocking the way I usually write something I end up liking. Sometimes loving.<br /><br />That's its own reward.<br /><br />Welcome aboard!Sheena Boekweghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227547053651725634noreply@blogger.com