Handling rejection

[karen_w_newton]

I got a rejection letter from DAW Books today. DAW is unusual in that they will accept manuscripts directly from authors, without an agent sending them-or at least they used to; I'm not positive that's still the case, because I haven't sent them a book in at least six years. That's because I got an agent about six years ago, and while she has not

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[mtlawson]

I'm reminded of rejection letters from grad school. Always painful but necessary.

[karen_w_newton]

True, Mike, but I'm guessing the grad school did not take SIX YEARS to send the letter!

[mtlawson]

One did take two years, however.

[karen_w_newton]

Two years is terrible for a grad school, but I still win.