I got my first rejection ever. I had sent my fiction ms to a small publisher who (now) only publishes non-fiction. It was my own fault, but the publisher said he'd take a look anyway.
When the ms came back five months later with a nice, complete letter, I was still a little dejected. I didn't touch the book all weekend. The letter said there was nothing wrong, except that it was fiction. But that didn't matter; I still felt the pain.
I'm sure I'll get a taker, but this first one stung a little. Thick skin, thick skin, thick skin...
--ray
When the ms came back five months later with a nice, complete letter, I was still a little dejected. I didn't touch the book all weekend. The letter said there was nothing wrong, except that it was fiction. But that didn't matter; I still felt the pain.
I'm sure I'll get a taker, but this first one stung a little. Thick skin, thick skin, thick skin...
--ray
