The REJECTION RASPBERRY thread

[Barbara]

Try licking the screen. I don't do that with cake. It works.

 

[Jake E]

Try licking the screen. I don't do that with cake. It works.

That may be putting the cart before the horse... I might need several before I'm at screen licking level.

 

[Julie]

Never mind @Jake E

 

[Hannah Faoileán]

Hard lines. Keep trying.

 

[Hannah Faoileán]

Received rejection number 3 for SPELL. Raspberry will be gratefully received.

 

[Barbara]

Rrrrrrrrrpppppppppp

 

[Jake E]

 

[Hannah Faoileán]

Rejection number 4. Enough for me to learn: the more rejections you get, the easier it is. Water off a duck's back.

 

[Tracey (T)]

I just had another one today too. Very short and to the point so I’m guessing they really didn’t like it!!

 

[Hannah Faoileán]

I just had another one today too. Very short and to the point so I’m guessing they really didn’t like it!!

It'll be just a form rejection. It's the most common since they're so busy. Keep going. Remember each agent gets 300-500 submissions a month and probably only takes on 5 or 6 a year. Even brilliant work finds it tough to get in.

 

[Peter Hankins]

I’ve got a story called ‘My Sister’s Boyfriends’. I was told I didn’t establish the narrator’s goals clearly and said too much about other people - almost as if the story were about his sister and her friends, apparently.

 

[Jake E]

And another rejection lands in my inbox... that makes seven.
Getting a bit demotivated now, could I get a round of raspberries?

 

[Barbara]

RASSSSPPPPPPPPPPPPERRYYYYYYYYY!!!!

 

[Hannah Faoileán]

And another rejection lands in my inbox... that makes seven.
Getting a bit demotivated now, could I get a round of raspberries?

I've just received my 5th one so I'm catching up to you.

 

[KateESal]

One each for Jake and Hannah (and everyone else who needs one)

 

[KateESal]

This is for @Lex Black

A sad and royally fed up confartulations to you



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