We all face it at one time or another as writers. It’s part of life and part of the writing process. DETAILS OF THE HUNT, my 2006 EPIC finalist, a semi-finalist Shreikfest Screenplay contest and Preditors and Editors top ten pick was rejected by Kensington. Darn them! I still have the letters from both the late Kate Duffy and John Scognamiglior in my desk. Double darn them! *g*

Samhain rejected my first submission to them because it fell a few hundred words less than their cut off point for short stories but Changeling took ENTHRALLED, the same story, first time out.

EC took 18 months to reject a mainstream thriller I wrote for their other line and 2 hours to reject a m/m short I sent them. They get the award for shortest rejection time and longest! I walked away from them after that. Yikes.

Aspen Mountain Press took on the thriller FLIGHT OF THE SPARROWS which is actually more YA than I realized when I wrote it since the main character is a 16 year old British orphan with an eidetic memory who gets embroiled with an American Special Forces team.

My point being we all face rejection at some time in this business, but its what you do about it that makes the difference. There is an interesting article posted recently listing 50 well-know authors and their rejection numbers. I thought it would be inspiring to share it.  If you are out there dealing with having your story rejected again and again, know you are not alone.  Keep plugging away.

“50 Iconic Writers Who Were Repeatedly Rejected” (http://www.onlinecollege.org/2010/05/17/50-iconic-writers-who-were-repeatedly-rejected/)

Laura