Having just received some very good news, it puts my in mind that many writers complain about the rejection letters, so I thought I'd have a review of my past submissions.
So far I have submitted forty five pieces of my work. Of them I have only had five successes. Of the other forty I have only received two rejection letters, both within the last two months. That means thirty eight submissions without a please, a thank you or a whistle down an exhaust pipe.
Therefore, I say to the people receiving rejection letters - please spare a thought for those of us who are wallowing in the realm of ignore-dom. If you have been flinging your work into the ether for so long without a reply, that you are on the verge of giving up all together, a rejection letter is a good thing. It means that you are moving away from the place were the adjudicator/agent/publisher takes one look at your work and throws it out without a word.
If you take this point of view, a rejection letter is only one step away from being successful.
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