Comments on: Every “No” Is Just One Step Closer to a “Yes” http://lillieammann.com/2006/08/27/every-no-is-just-one-step-closer-to-a-yes/ A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:37:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2006/08/27/every-no-is-just-one-step-closer-to-a-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-39235 Lillie Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:51:09 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=40#comment-39235 Russ, Most writers—most people, actually—tend to take rejection personally. It's important to understand that just because our work doesn't meet the needs of one publisher, that doesn't mean it's not great work. Russ,

Most writers—most people, actually—tend to take rejection personally. It’s important to understand that just because our work doesn’t meet the needs of one publisher, that doesn’t mean it’s not great work.

]]> By: Russ @ video baby monitors http://lillieammann.com/2006/08/27/every-no-is-just-one-step-closer-to-a-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-39226 Russ @ video baby monitors Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:37:19 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=40#comment-39226 Determination is the key to getting published and not being put off. The statement that it doesn't necessarily mean the work is bad when rejected but merely not a good fit for that publisher is very true. .-= Russ @ video baby monitors´s last blog ..<a href="http://babyvideomonitors.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/whats-important-in-a-baby-monitor/">What’s important in a baby monitor?</a> =-. Determination is the key to getting published and not being put off. The statement that it doesn’t necessarily mean the work is bad when rejected but merely not a good fit for that publisher is very true.
Russ @ video baby monitors´s last blog ..What’s important in a baby monitor? My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2006/08/27/every-no-is-just-one-step-closer-to-a-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-32923 Lillie Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:27:47 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=40#comment-32923 Adam, If we let rejection and negativity get us down, we never accomplish anything. Programming yourself, as you say, is a good antidote to negativity. Adam,

If we let rejection and negativity get us down, we never accomplish anything. Programming yourself, as you say, is a good antidote to negativity.

]]> By: Adam@Appointment Making http://lillieammann.com/2006/08/27/every-no-is-just-one-step-closer-to-a-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-32917 Adam@Appointment Making Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:30:19 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=40#comment-32917 It is so easy to become negative when trying to sell. Always keeping your attitude positive is hard but necessary. Programming yourself like this really helps and has helped me many times when the doors keep closing! It is so easy to become negative when trying to sell. Always keeping your attitude positive is hard but necessary. Programming yourself like this really helps and has helped me many times when the doors keep closing!

]]> By: A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye » Blog Archive » So You Want to Become a Freelance Writer? Part 3: Finding Gigs http://lillieammann.com/2006/08/27/every-no-is-just-one-step-closer-to-a-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-38 A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye » Blog Archive » So You Want to Become a Freelance Writer? Part 3: Finding Gigs Fri, 30 May 2008 20:33:16 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=40#comment-38 [...] Cold call businesses in your niche. You can make contacts by telephone, letter, or e-mail. Few people enjoy cold calling, but some writers find it effective in finding unadvertised work. Keep the contact brief and professional. Be prepared for a lot of rejection but remember that every “no” is just one step closer to a “yes.” [...] [...] Cold call businesses in your niche. You can make contacts by telephone, letter, or e-mail. Few people enjoy cold calling, but some writers find it effective in finding unadvertised work. Keep the contact brief and professional. Be prepared for a lot of rejection but remember that every “no” is just one step closer to a “yes.” [...]

]]>