How to Stay Positive After a Rejection - WritersLife.org

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Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------                               hello there is Peter here again from  writer's life and today how to stay positive after a rejection being rejected is not a great feeling any writer who has suffered a rejection will attest to this there's nothing quite as disheartening as pouring all your energy of passion into something only to be told it isn't good enough worse than this is the way writers are often rejected you don't get any feedback often in fact rejection comes as a form of ghosting where you know if you have been ignored for a long enough amount of time you've been rejected you don't even get the decency of someone telling you they received and read your story after months even years of work that is going to sting a little while rejection isn't something that writers alone experience it is fairly unique to be rejected it's such a brutal and frankly kind of rude manner however we just accept this as part of the job in any other circumstances we might say something perhaps writer rather short email explaining why it would have been nice for the editor to at least acknowledge that we have contacted them but we don't because it's just the way things are and that's got to do something not so great for our self-esteem after a rejection the writer has to simply go back to the drawing board with no real information on what they've done wrong only that what they have done simply isn't good enough what's worse still is that as they go on to spend even more time changing it it might not make the slightest bit of difference how will the writer know that the next editor they send their manuscript to wouldn't have actually much preferred the original initially it does come down to one person's opinion after all however we must accept that things are unlikely to change anytime soon this being the case it's better to focus on how to stay positive after a rejection rather than dwell on it for too long so what are the things you can do let's take a look first keep things in perspective a rejection doesn't have to be devastating and it certainly doesn't mean that you should give up on your writing dreams there are plenty of other opportunities for you to succeed and the sooner you focus on them and move on the better next create your own opportunities it's all too easy to sit and wait and hope that success will come to you but in reality you have to fight for it with all your minds do everything you can to make yourself successful be creative and imaginative in your ideas and don't stop until you get what you want next don't take it personally remember a rejection of your writing is nothing personal in fact it might be that an editor enjoyed your piece but it simply wasn't what they were looking for at the time it's hard not to want to retreat and lick your wounds after receiving a rejection but that's not going to help anyone next reflect and learn while there are a myriad of reasons your work might be being rejected if it happens time and time again it's a good idea to take some time out to reflect and try to figure out where you might be going wrong your mind gained some valuable insights into what you need to do to improve your work and then have better look next time around next rejection is never easy rejection is never easy to take especially for writers who are so invested in what their trying to achieve however a positive attitude and the ability to just your self off and pick yourself back up after a rejection will mean that you'll keep persevering and let nothing stand in the way of attaining your goals now don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access to it now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to like this video and subscribe to our channel for more and I'll see you next time