Comments on: 5 Rejection Horror Stories http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/05/5-rejection-horror-stories/ Writing | Photography | Web Design Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:48:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eliza Wyatt http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/05/5-rejection-horror-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-168687 Eliza Wyatt Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:21:29 +0000 http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/?p=1245#comment-168687 I know a writer who's never gotten a rejection letter: Scott Lynch, the author of 'Lies of Locke Lamora'. Here's the thing, though. He never submitted his work. He posted some of his work on an online forum for critique, and someone browsing through the place was either his agent or publisher (I don't remember which), and they wanted the story as soon as he showed them the complete first chapter. That said, I almost wonder if getting the book around to a bunch of agents/publishers (I'm part of the 'get an agent' camp) would be better for you, rather than taking the first thing you see. I know a writer who’s never gotten a rejection letter: Scott Lynch, the author of ‘Lies of Locke Lamora’.

Here’s the thing, though. He never submitted his work. He posted some of his work on an online forum for critique, and someone browsing through the place was either his agent or publisher (I don’t remember which), and they wanted the story as soon as he showed them the complete first chapter.

That said, I almost wonder if getting the book around to a bunch of agents/publishers (I’m part of the ‘get an agent’ camp) would be better for you, rather than taking the first thing you see.

]]> By: Unfocused Me http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/05/5-rejection-horror-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-164637 Unfocused Me Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:40:24 +0000 http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/?p=1245#comment-164637 Great post, with inspiring anecdotes, most of which I had never heard or read before. And it reminded me I need to clean up a flash story to submit to EscapePod. Great post, with inspiring anecdotes, most of which I had never heard or read before. And it reminded me I need to clean up a flash story to submit to EscapePod.

]]> By: R. Schuyler Devin (rsdevin) http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/05/5-rejection-horror-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-157613 R. Schuyler Devin (rsdevin) Tue, 19 May 2009 20:06:32 +0000 http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/?p=1245#comment-157613 Good blog post. Writers need to be reminded of these things. Brandon has been one of my inspirations since Elantris sold to TOR. Jay Lake is another inspiration: he had about 150 rejections before making his first pro sale, and over 1200 rejections total in his career. Persistence pays off. Good blog post. Writers need to be reminded of these things.

Brandon has been one of my inspirations since Elantris sold to TOR. Jay Lake is another inspiration: he had about 150 rejections before making his first pro sale, and over 1200 rejections total in his career.

Persistence pays off.

]]> By: Michael Strickland http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/05/5-rejection-horror-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-157336 Michael Strickland Mon, 18 May 2009 19:48:36 +0000 http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/?p=1245#comment-157336 What about that phantom of rejection letters, the cold stone silence of rejection-by-proxy (i.e., no response at all)? What about that phantom of rejection letters, the cold stone silence of rejection-by-proxy (i.e., no response at all)?

]]> By: Blake Charlton http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/05/5-rejection-horror-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-157328 Blake Charlton Mon, 18 May 2009 18:16:23 +0000 http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/?p=1245#comment-157328 wonderful post! my favorite rejection story: When Norman Maclean first submitted A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, collection of brilliant short stories about the American West written in gin-clear prose, he received a note that read: “These stories have trees in them.” wonderful post! my favorite rejection story: When Norman Maclean first submitted A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, collection of brilliant short stories about the American West written in gin-clear prose, he received a note that read: “These stories have trees in them.”

]]> By: Jeremiah Tolbert http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/05/5-rejection-horror-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-157320 Jeremiah Tolbert Mon, 18 May 2009 16:03:41 +0000 http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/?p=1245#comment-157320 Glad to be of help. Glad to be of help.

]]> By: mmSeason http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/05/5-rejection-horror-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-157319 mmSeason Mon, 18 May 2009 16:02:37 +0000 http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/?p=1245#comment-157319 Thanx. This was the perfect day to be reminded of this truth. Thanx. This was the perfect day to be reminded of this truth.

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