Because
of my long involvement with the Christian
Writers’ Market Guide, I Have talked to a
lot of writers about marketing over the years--and the inevitable rejections that come with it. I know how
disappointing and frustrating those rejections can be. What it takes
some writers a long time to learn is that rejection is just part of
the publishing business. In our insecurities, we always assume the
rejection is an indication that the piece is bad—or at least poorly
written. While that might be the case if you have not taken the time
to learn your craft, more often it is just a matter of not finding
the right editor or the right publisher at the right time.
There
are many reasons for rejection, including: having already done
something similar or having it in the works from another author;
being overstocked with good manuscripts; having a tight budget this month or
year; the piece doesn’t fit their guidelines; has the wrong slant—or the
editor just had a fight with his wife that morning. Some of these reasons we can
avoid—others are inevitable.
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