tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post6280621696068590200..comments2024-03-28T00:47:47.162-07:00Comments on Better View of the Moon: In Praise of RejectsKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03015043462448739504noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-29200961198111926222015-02-13T17:28:49.959-08:002015-02-13T17:28:49.959-08:00Also, congratulations on your Pushcart nomination!...Also, congratulations on your Pushcart nomination!elizabeth annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019302366814226763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-13246252037368824312015-02-13T17:28:23.192-08:002015-02-13T17:28:23.192-08:00Ugh. The drudgery of the "good" rejectio...Ugh. The drudgery of the "good" rejection. I know I'm new at this (I'm an undergrad for pete's sake), but I've been submitting for over two years. In the beginning, I was accepted and a finalist in two contests all in the same week. Since, I haven't been accepted, but about half of my rejections are "good" or personal ones. An editor this week even went beyond complimenting my work to telling me she used to live in my neighborhood (that might fall under the category of "too personal" rejection). What's the catch? How does one go from the thanks-but-no-thanks rejection to publication?elizabeth annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019302366814226763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-69607772101391867762015-02-11T03:34:17.031-08:002015-02-11T03:34:17.031-08:00That's what you have to do. Onward and upward!...That's what you have to do. Onward and upward!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015043462448739504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-45631551149355713612015-02-10T20:58:05.802-08:002015-02-10T20:58:05.802-08:00How timely of you, Karen. Thank you. I received a ...How timely of you, Karen. Thank you. I received a "good" rejection today, but as it's one of two or three I've gotten lately it was a little hard to be happy about it (I really wanted this one for some reason). Near misses get old. However, I squared my shoulders and went in search of another market. Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.com