Twelve Days of Writing

Day 3:  Persistence

If you want to publish a novel, odds are high that you’re going to face some rejections along your publishing path. But if you want to see your name (er, pseudonym) on the cover of a book one day, you can’t give up–no matter what. Yes, rejections come. They make you feel like hell. So what? Keep writing. Yes, life interrupts–the kids need you, your job leaves you drained–but let your writing be your release. Take time for yourself–even if it is only half an hour a day, and write.

Persistence pays off in this business.

So many famous writers were rejected when they first entered this business–Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, Meg Cabot, and Judy Blume (just a few examples). If they’d given up when they got their first rejection letter, well, heck–what would the world be like without Harry Potter?

I found a few interesting sites about rejections:

Writers and Rejection 

Famous Rejections 

Still wanna give up? I hope not!

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