Do you think the waiting to hear back is worse than the actual rejection, or is the rejection worse because now you know? I haven't submitted anything myself yet, just curious.
Form rejections rarely bother me. The waiting used to bother me, but I think I've kinda given up hope on my first book, so now the wait is okay. What's worst to me is the rejection following a glimmer of hope, i.e. a rejection after a particularly enthusiastic full request, or a rejection after the editor gushed about how much she loved it and wanted to take it up during the weekly editorial meeting (where the marketing team later said no).
Wow, ouch! Does that happen frequently? How upsetting
Thanks for the info Putputt...good to know in advance.
Out of curiosity...is there a thread anywhere that lists the genres agents are saying are "dead" right now?