Comments on: Why That Rejection Letter is Your Friend. No, Really. http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/11/20/why-that-rejection-letter-is-your-friend-no-really/ From the editors of Children's Book Insider, the Newsletter for Children's Writers Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:49:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Holly Cupala http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/11/20/why-that-rejection-letter-is-your-friend-no-really/#comment-528 Holly Cupala Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:14:29 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=118#comment-528 Ha, Jon! I plead the technological fifth on that one (as she runs to put some lipstick on after a 5K writing day...who has time for lipstick??) Ha, Jon! I plead the technological fifth on that one (as she runs to put some lipstick on after a 5K writing day…who has time for lipstick??)

]]> By: Holly Cupala http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/11/20/why-that-rejection-letter-is-your-friend-no-really/#comment-526 Holly Cupala Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:18:57 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=118#comment-526 Any rejection beyond a form is a victory! Because you are that much closer to the one that will say, "YES." I agree with Diana - who needs to add to the negativity when we can celebrate even small steps forward. Any rejection beyond a form is a victory! Because you are that much closer to the one that will say, “YES.” I agree with Diana - who needs to add to the negativity when we can celebrate even small steps forward.

]]> By: Diana Scimone http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/11/20/why-that-rejection-letter-is-your-friend-no-really/#comment-525 Diana Scimone Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:34:45 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=118#comment-525 That is too cool, Jon, to get a personal video response from you! (And I'll be sure to bookmark it for the days that I'm spiraling at one-too-many rejection letters myself :-) ) Diana That is too cool, Jon, to get a personal video response from you! (And I’ll be sure to bookmark it for the days that I’m spiraling at one-too-many rejection letters myself :-) )

Diana

]]> By: Jon http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/11/20/why-that-rejection-letter-is-your-friend-no-really/#comment-524 Jon Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:24:02 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=118#comment-524 You're right, Diana! {seesmic_video:{"url_thumbnail":{"value":"http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/Ba9Y53asgj_th1.jpg"}"title":{"value":"You're right, Diana! "}"videoUri":{"value":"http://www.seesmic.com/video/ipirTix0g5"}}} You’re right, Diana! {seesmic_video:{”url_thumbnail”:{”value”:”http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/Ba9Y53asgj_th1.jpg”}”title”:{”value”:”You’re right, Diana! ”}”videoUri”:{”value”:”http://www.seesmic.com/video/ipirTix0g5″}}}

]]> By: Diana Scimone http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/11/20/why-that-rejection-letter-is-your-friend-no-really/#comment-522 Diana Scimone Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:54:18 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=118#comment-522 I agree, Jon, and I think you have to make a decision when you start querying that you are NOT going to spiral, react, get depressed, etc., when those rejects start coming in. And the days when you're feeling fragile, work on something else. I'm amazed when I read some of the comments on QueryTracker from writers bashing agents who've rejected them. I'm sure agents probably read those comments, no? Imagine what that does for a writer's standing when an agent reads their scathing words. Granted posters don't use their real names in the comments, but it's probably not too hard to tell who wrote what. And even so, why add to the negativity? Queryers are already feeling pretty fragile, so don't lower their expectations by telling them that an agent they're about to query is a nincompoop just because they rejected you. Diana Scimone www.peapodpublishing.com www.dianascimone.com Twitter: @BornToFly I agree, Jon, and I think you have to make a decision when you start querying that you are NOT going to spiral, react, get depressed, etc., when those rejects start coming in. And the days when you’re feeling fragile, work on something else. I’m amazed when I read some of the comments on QueryTracker from writers bashing agents who’ve rejected them. I’m sure agents probably read those comments, no? Imagine what that does for a writer’s standing when an agent reads their scathing words. Granted posters don’t use their real names in the comments, but it’s probably not too hard to tell who wrote what. And even so, why add to the negativity? Queryers are already feeling pretty fragile, so don’t lower their expectations by telling them that an agent they’re about to query is a nincompoop just because they rejected you.

Diana Scimone
http://www.peapodpublishing.com
http://www.dianascimone.com
Twitter: @BornToFly

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