tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post321740501050683768..comments2023-12-26T09:58:45.306-06:00Comments on Writer Musings: Rejecting Rejection and Embracing RevisionTabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-80939568080056907692009-10-31T00:25:28.629-05:002009-10-31T00:25:28.629-05:00Great post, Tabitha.
"it tells us how to im...Great post, Tabitha. <br /><br />"it tells us how to improve. We just need to figure out how to listen" -- excellent point! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-47391229007036253872009-10-27T22:32:10.582-05:002009-10-27T22:32:10.582-05:00Great post, Tabitha! It is a hard thing, but it re...Great post, Tabitha! It is a hard thing, but it really does help in the long run. At the time, though, ouch. Wine helps. And chocolate. And even a friend to confide in.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-66906294616005564412009-10-27T13:11:14.275-05:002009-10-27T13:11:14.275-05:00Great post! I'm going through a pretty major ...Great post! I'm going through a pretty major writing rut after having a very discouraging critique at my local SCBWI conference. Some ruts are worse than others, but I determined to pick myself up and get back in the game. So what if I have to make changes. That's the business, isn't it? <br /><br />Thnx for the encouraging post!C.R. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034891037873664976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-56015222741634247992009-10-27T07:30:04.226-05:002009-10-27T07:30:04.226-05:00Great stuff here Tabitha! It's hard to be pati...Great stuff here Tabitha! It's hard to be patient but that's a huge part of it.Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-70287067625993714282009-10-26T20:30:21.409-05:002009-10-26T20:30:21.409-05:00Really great advice. I've received all four ty...Really great advice. I've received all four types of agent rejections and the request for a revision didn't feel like a rejection even after she eventually passed, because I'd learned so much from her input.MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-36907314295925915152009-10-26T18:20:16.848-05:002009-10-26T18:20:16.848-05:00Great post!
I would also subdivide the personal ...Great post! <br /><br />I would also subdivide the personal into:<br /><br />There's potential here, but this ms. isn't quite ready for the market.<br /><br />and:<br /><br />This is a publishable ms., but it just doesn't click with me personally. You'll find someone it does click with.<br /><br />Not that it's always easy to distinguish!<br /><br />--Jenn Hubbard, Anon due to OpenID errorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-71829366842357810072009-10-26T18:19:35.923-05:002009-10-26T18:19:35.923-05:00I love the way you lay this out: logical and moti...I love the way you lay this out: logical and motivational! Thanks for the great advice :D.Rebecca Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214077952378770753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-16564544463373058062009-10-26T17:19:14.770-05:002009-10-26T17:19:14.770-05:00Thanks for the post. It's good to hear all the...Thanks for the post. It's good to hear all the possible reasons one gets rejected and to be reminded why as well.J.Tuttlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923883452644723563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-53622787018867815802009-10-26T15:43:33.395-05:002009-10-26T15:43:33.395-05:00Great suggestions. The no response gets me. I like...Great suggestions. The no response gets me. I like those positive/personal rejections, they give me hope, they keep me going.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-82882188841098791632009-10-26T12:37:12.709-05:002009-10-26T12:37:12.709-05:00Great post! As frustrating as rejections can be, I...Great post! As frustrating as rejections can be, I'm glad agents don't offer representation unless they feel passionate about the project. Between the two, I'd rather have an agent that loved my work than someone who was just looking at if from a marketing perspective. :)Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-76991009091954187082009-10-26T12:23:35.831-05:002009-10-26T12:23:35.831-05:00Excellent points!
I cringe when I think of the qu...Excellent points!<br /><br />I cringe when I think of the queries I sent out a year ago. They were so BAD. Hopefully I've learned since then!Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-72426346145303254812009-10-26T11:47:07.408-05:002009-10-26T11:47:07.408-05:00Really helpful post - bookmarked this one!Really helpful post - bookmarked this one!Donna Gambalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-51881930072796978722009-10-26T11:30:30.255-05:002009-10-26T11:30:30.255-05:00Good advice. Ditto what Laura said - I'll just...Good advice. Ditto what Laura said - I'll just send out a few at a time! (when I get to that stage in around a year)Nayuleskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693548526829437580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-82705777136387428582009-10-26T10:41:58.350-05:002009-10-26T10:41:58.350-05:00Great post! I really like the suggestion of not se...Great post! I really like the suggestion of not sending out all the queries at once to give one room to revise based on past responses.Laura Scarletthttp://laurascarlett.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-73047532275240391822009-10-26T09:01:53.853-05:002009-10-26T09:01:53.853-05:00Very true! Thanks!! :)Very true! Thanks!! :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-87810318383943426682009-10-26T07:22:50.072-05:002009-10-26T07:22:50.072-05:00Without rejections we wouldn't be pushed to be...Without rejections we wouldn't be pushed to be our best. :) Great post. :)Keri Mikulskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674081854220914215noreply@blogger.com