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NOW here is something I copied from my notebook – rejections can be very difficult to deal with so I decided to draw up some rules to help me just in case!
Avril’s Seven Rules For Handling Rejection
Be disappointed – shout, stamp feet, proclaim the damn unfairness to anyone who will listen then get over it
Keep believing in your work – Know there are people out there who would love it – call it their ‘book of the year’ (It’s true it happened to me with The Sweet Track which finally made it after a fair few rejections)
Send it out again –do not give up AND/OR find a way to share it with the world – e publishing, self publishing, blogs etc
Write the next thing, keep writing, keep writing, keepwriting, keep…….
DONT GET DRAWN INTO THE ENVY TRAP
Love your life – write down 3 good things a day, everyday, take up small stones
Remember you never have to walk through the prison gates again – writing has set you free (this is a reference to my former life as a prison manager)
ALL ADDITIONS ARE WELCOME please let me know if you have any other helpful ideas in the comment section) – the more ideas the better …..maybe buy cream cakes, or talk it over with a writing friend and a bottle of wine?
All good tips – especially the one about keeping writing, embarking on new writing. I would add – keep reading good stuff. It’s like drinking at an eternal pool. It remeinds you of your symbolic community of co-workers.wx