tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post5260648265421018225..comments2023-11-02T05:29:57.954-04:00Comments on From the Heart: I've written 20 years with only one rejection by Terry BurnsAndy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-87131870862151662512010-07-26T19:03:54.110-04:002010-07-26T19:03:54.110-04:00Terry, what a great blog. How many of us would hav...Terry, what a great blog. How many of us would have done better in the first place if we had thought of querying in those terms.<br />Thanks.Linda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-13345265562319977892010-07-25T12:20:46.534-04:002010-07-25T12:20:46.534-04:00Great post--you just made me feel better about my ...Great post--you just made me feel better about my last two rejections. I think initially as writers we send to where ever when we first query and don't do the research that's needed.Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-23789518435913777932010-07-24T13:52:40.981-04:002010-07-24T13:52:40.981-04:00Oh so true. There really is nothing personal. I ha...Oh so true. There really is nothing personal. I have my own handful of those little gems. They're just stepping stones. Some of them are even learning experiences, but a rejection is very rarely, if ever personal. You sure got that right!Donna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04281785221740479598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-44392116365366932742010-07-24T10:45:36.512-04:002010-07-24T10:45:36.512-04:00Great article.
Finding the right agent...now that...Great article.<br /><br />Finding the right agent...now that's a novel approch. (smile)Nike Chillemihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840406107033413597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-21934781071265464882010-07-23T18:51:19.984-04:002010-07-23T18:51:19.984-04:00Never have your words been more apropriate for me ...Never have your words been more apropriate for me to hear...its a survival process, right?<br /><br />Very uplifting perspective. Thanks!Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-81997606669462722132010-07-23T18:40:16.573-04:002010-07-23T18:40:16.573-04:00Thanks Terry. And thanks Bonnie for retweeting! ...Thanks Terry. And thanks Bonnie for retweeting! I once had a cork board titled, "Rejection Collection," and prided myself on being a working writer as long as I was adding to it. Then my grown son intervened- he thought it was a rather negative, despondent thing to be proud of. Your perspective is much better.Cherry Odelberghttp://einefeistyberg.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-70048802916538890822010-07-23T16:30:39.861-04:002010-07-23T16:30:39.861-04:00That's great logic, and I love being able to u...That's great logic, and I love being able to use the buttons at the bottom of the post to repost and retweet it :-)Bonnie S. Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769607640246518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-3427573463676334252010-07-23T14:25:36.448-04:002010-07-23T14:25:36.448-04:00This was a wonderful post.
"I realized that ...This was a wonderful post.<br /><br />"I realized that a response would be a rejection if they said I had body odor, my writing stunk and my mother dressed me funny. I was the one making it personal, not them."<br /><br />I belly-laughed at that!<br /><br />~Britt MitchellBesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397116071436885635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-11996165588290438682010-07-23T14:10:30.913-04:002010-07-23T14:10:30.913-04:00I have a hard time seeing responses to queries as ...I have a hard time seeing responses to queries as rejections when the whole purpose of the query is to ask the person if they're interested in considering the work. Some people track these things like they're some kind of metric or something. And then they talk about how many rejection letters some famous book received. That information is pretty much meaningless and yet use it to give themselves hope.Timothy Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554064732811895577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-89907457709741489952010-07-23T13:08:58.239-04:002010-07-23T13:08:58.239-04:00This is an awesome post, Terry!
It's a great r...This is an awesome post, Terry!<br />It's a great reminder that even great works do not get published if it doesn't fill the market need.<br />Also a great reminder of it not being personal.<br /><br />Oh, and loved ur closing sentence.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Martha Ramirezhttp://www.martzbookz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-15503796465193019252010-07-23T12:32:43.586-04:002010-07-23T12:32:43.586-04:00I read recently in Christian Communicator magazine...I read recently in Christian Communicator magazine that getting a rejection isn't getting and "F" on your report card. It's that whomever you pitched your book or article to is buying apples and you have oranges. <br /><br />So, it was your mother who started that cowboy look?Jeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-55069722848058728432010-07-23T12:08:22.098-04:002010-07-23T12:08:22.098-04:00Oh, oh, oh, so true. Great post.Oh, oh, oh, so true. Great post.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765332646987825952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-60264429094099844702010-07-23T10:49:42.765-04:002010-07-23T10:49:42.765-04:00What a great perspective!
It's so hard to not...What a great perspective!<br /><br />It's so hard to not to take it personally when someone rejects our baby. We spend hours and hours on it, miss sleep, time with family, special events, etc, to bring it into the world. And we want someone to love it just as much as we do. <br /><br />That's why it's so important to find the right agent and the right editor. I take rejections far less personally now, but if it's someone I really think I would like to work with in my writing career, it's harder. Thanks for the great perspective here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-70125706775696123352010-07-23T10:49:38.961-04:002010-07-23T10:49:38.961-04:00What a great perspective!
It's so hard to not...What a great perspective!<br /><br />It's so hard to not to take it personally when someone rejects our baby. We spend hours and hours on it, miss sleep, time with family, special events, etc, to bring it into the world. And we want someone to love it just as much as we do. <br /><br />That's why it's so important to find the right agent and the right editor. I take rejections far less personally now, but if it's someone I really think I would like to work with in my writing career, it's harder. Thanks for the great perspective here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com