Rejection: Keep Looking for the Right Address
January 8, 2008 by Lillie
Writers hate rejection. Here’s a bit of wisdom from author Barbara Kingsolver on what that rejection letter really means:
This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor is a precious package. Don’t consider it rejected. Consider that you’ve addressed it ‘to the editor who can appreciate my work’ and it has simply come back stamped ‘not at this address.’ Just keep looking for the right address.
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That’s good advice, Lillie.
I’ve blogged about job search rejection before.
I also like to tell rejected job seekers that the company didn’t deserve them and was doing them a favor by saving them from job headaches there later on.
Jacob
Thanks Lillie
Jacob
LOVE that quote!
How true, Lillie! Great words of wisdom to help writers view “rejection” with brand new eyes!
Thanks for sharing an encouraging quote!
Jeanne
I really appreciate that, Lillie! Thanks so much for adding value to my post!
Jeanne
Indeed it is!
Hi, Lillie!
I decided to go for it, but when I got to your blog, I noticed that there’s a message at the bottom of your last nested comment stating, “(Comments wont nest below this level).” So, I guess we’ve found out what we wanted to know: Six comments can nest together at one time. (Guess I probably still could have clicked “Reply here,” even though the comments wouldn’t have nested; but I didn’t notice it before leaving a totally new comment. Sorry!)
It was an interesting experiment, though!
Good advice to apply to all areas of life. Never accept “No” at face value, and take every rejection as a learning experience.
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Yes, Jacob, job search rejection is a lot like manuscript rejection. You’re giving good advice to rejected job seekers.
You’re welcome, Jacob.
I love it, too, Deb!
I saw this in a writer’s newsletter and just had to share, Jeanne. It’s right in line with your post about attitude today.
Thanks to you, Jeanne. It’s fun to carry on a conversation on both our blogs.
Jeanne,
You can “reply to this comment” and our conversation will be nested as my reply is nested in your comment. There aren’t any comments in between here so it doesn’t make any difference but thought I’d mention it FYI.
Thanks for the FYI, Lillie! Sometimes I’m in such a hurry that I just don’t notice these things! Since many blogs don’t include the nested-reply feature, I’m not really used to it. I’ll have to be sure to remember next time! Thanks for your patience!
This just makes it easier to follow a particular conversation. I really like it.
I agree, Lillie. It creates numerous different comment threads within a single post, which is actually quite handy for knowing who’s responding to which comment.
I’m not sure how many comments can be nested. Shall we try to see how long we can carry on this conversation before we exceed the nesting capacity?
Thanks for experimenting! Now we know.
No problem, Lillie. I enjoyed it!
So right, Neena. Reject rejection!