How To Bounce Back From Rejection Letters

A waste paper basket with rejected letters

“It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.” J. K. Rowling

You spend months researching, writing, editing, then tweaking your book proposal until it positively sings.

The first rejection (“Dear Writer – No thanks”), hurts.

The second stings.

The many letters received after, including the: “Not for us”, “Not a right fit”, “Cannot use at this time” and “This doesn’t thrill me”, positively lacerate your soul.

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