How To Read Between The Lines of Your Rejections
Column by Lisa Bubert
What are those pesky rejection letters actually telling you?
Storyville: Surviving Rejection
Column by Richard Thomas
Tips, stories, and advice on how to survive rejection.
Why I (& Many Editors) Reject A Book Based on the First Paragraph
Column by Christoph Paul March 12, 2019
The first line matters more than you think.
Dirty Little Secrets, Part Three: Why the Agent Requested—and Then Rejected—the Full
Column by Susan DeFreitas
Good news: The agent requested the full! Bad news: The agent said, “Thanks but no thanks.”
On the Thickness of Skin
Column by Annie Neugebauer June 6, 2018
On the concept of writers needing to develop a "thicker skin," and why it's a damaging myth.
9 Ways To Punch Rejection In The Nuts—A Positive Outlook
Column by Holly Slater September 14, 2016
What are your odds of rejection as a writer? High! High as a motherfucking kite, my friend. This is a motivational piece, by the way.
Why Working a Shitty Job Makes You a Better Writer
Column by Max Booth III March 10, 2016
Terrible jobs can train writers how to survive in a world that is constantly attempting to take a dump on their heads.
5 Famous Bestsellers That Were Rejected (And 50 More)
Column by Michael David Wilson
Rejection is hard, but it's universal. We highlight 55 bestsellers that were rejected.
