Coping With Rejections

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You know you're going to get rejections. Everyone does. But why not see this from the other point of view. You haven't been rejected by the publisher, editor or agent. You've eliminated an unsuitable one. Now the odds of finding the right one are reduced and your chances of succeeding next time are that much greater. Surely this is something to celebrate. It's like being told one of the numbers in advance of next week's lottery draw. So reward yourself. Keep a nice bottle of wine on standby, or watch a video that you've been dying to see. You haven't failed - you've succeeded. Thomas Edison had the same attitude when looking for a material for the filament of the electric light bulb he was trying to invent. He tried hundreds of materials - none worked. Didn't it bother him to have failed so many times, he was asked? I haven't failed, he replied. I have successfully eliminated hundreds of unsuitable materials. Of course he succeeded in the end.

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