tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post3118534973996710580..comments2024-03-17T07:41:20.020-07:00Comments on Jacqueline Seewald: How to Benefit from RejectionJacqueline Seewaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-73680517109682523352014-10-09T05:40:21.562-07:002014-10-09T05:40:21.562-07:00Hi, John,
You make a strong case for self-publish...Hi, John,<br /><br />You make a strong case for self-publishing. I just read the blog of another author who gave up on agents for the same reason. I would say that if you do get an agent, make certain it's one that's well-connected with the big six publishers. Read their bios before you submit. I've done decently without an agent selling my own work to publishers. But to hit the bestseller list, in general, you need to go the traditional route.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-3106916875768295772014-10-06T14:09:11.866-07:002014-10-06T14:09:11.866-07:00Hi Jacqueline, I'd like to address two issues ...Hi Jacqueline, I'd like to address two issues for your readers. I started writing a mystery series nine years ago and got an agent within three months. When after four years, as I kept working on the series, he had sold nothing, I fired him and learned the self-publsihing business. Now there are twelve published, plus none other books. Please see my recent blog about how well that can work–– http://www.blogster.com/johnscherber/self-publishing-one-more-word. At this point I have 21 books out and if a NY publisher wanted one of my books I would say no, because I enjoy the income and the control of being on my own. See my website for what I mean: www.sanmiguelallndebooks.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399181653986753418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-1322456910187289242014-10-02T11:02:03.243-07:002014-10-02T11:02:03.243-07:00Nancy,
That's a wonderful story! It's ama...Nancy,<br /><br />That's a wonderful story! It's amazing that the same editor accepted the novel. She probably forgot she'd read it before.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-27758128962140508782014-10-02T11:00:48.650-07:002014-10-02T11:00:48.650-07:00Susan,
I still get plenty of rejections, but I do...Susan,<br /><br />I still get plenty of rejections, but I don't intend to let that stop me either.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-57009637222741291932014-10-02T08:40:36.966-07:002014-10-02T08:40:36.966-07:00True story: I sent a YA novel to a specific editor...True story: I sent a YA novel to a specific editor at E.P.Dutton publishers in NYC. It was rejected. It sat in a drawer for 3 years, unrevised, until my daughter (who was a character in the novel) urged me to send it out again. I did, and it was accepted by the same editor! I had to cut 10,000 words. I did, and it was published! So you never know. The old moral: Never give up.Nancy Means Wrighthttp://www.nancymeanswright.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-35675194754681023972014-10-02T05:29:11.195-07:002014-10-02T05:29:11.195-07:00Thanks for the encouraging blog. I DO learn someth...Thanks for the encouraging blog. I DO learn something from everything I write for publication. We can't let rejection stop the creative stream.Susan Coryellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700818086229953333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-10029498963760541432014-10-01T11:13:46.345-07:002014-10-01T11:13:46.345-07:00Zohra,
The majority of editors just provide a sta...Zohra,<br /><br />The majority of editors just provide a standard rejection because they get so many submissions. The work can be great but they are often overwhelmed. Still, I we should keep submissions going. You never know when the next editor will offer an acceptance.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-44782309562872582452014-10-01T11:09:31.930-07:002014-10-01T11:09:31.930-07:00Thanks for this
I needed it today. Unfortunately n...Thanks for this<br />I needed it today. Unfortunately not all editors respond with why a story 'isn't right' for them. But yes, it's all a learning experiencezohrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563499116181346646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-19133630536064023412014-10-01T07:25:06.668-07:002014-10-01T07:25:06.668-07:00Hi, D'Ann,
Writers are sensitive people, but ...Hi, D'Ann,<br /><br />Writers are sensitive people, but in the area of rejection, we need to develop thicker skins. It's vital.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-8130485646879675402014-10-01T07:24:08.203-07:002014-10-01T07:24:08.203-07:00Excellent observations, Maris, and all true. Some ...Excellent observations, Maris, and all true. Some of the most famous work received many rejections before finding the right publisher or publication.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-55848495857733675232014-10-01T07:23:45.314-07:002014-10-01T07:23:45.314-07:00Good post! I used to curl up on the floor if I got...Good post! I used to curl up on the floor if I got a rejection. Now I just shrug and move on. D'Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333880627045486088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-5585067581403087432014-10-01T07:22:23.330-07:002014-10-01T07:22:23.330-07:00You're right, Susan. We can't always send ...You're right, Susan. We can't always send our rewritten work back to the same editor, but we can learn from a personalized rejection which will help us sell to another editor due to the revision.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-17734401108269415532014-10-01T06:42:59.180-07:002014-10-01T06:42:59.180-07:00Good advise. I liked the fact that you said if you...Good advise. I liked the fact that you said if you receive SEVERAL form rejections, put the work aside for a while. Sometimes a form rejection isn't based on the writing or even the story. It may be you've sent the work to the wrong publisher and they simply don't publish that type. Or maybe they just published something similar. Or maybe they hate that subject. Don't let one or just a few rejections discourage you. Some of the stories we consider classics were rejected multiple times.Marishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714052867941990380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-58983403179860953232014-10-01T06:29:35.207-07:002014-10-01T06:29:35.207-07:00A good post, thoughtful and useful. No one likes r...A good post, thoughtful and useful. No one likes rejections but I look for something useful in the comments, and try to see the work from the other person's perspective. If I can learn something from the rejection I'm making progress. I may not send it back to that editor but I can rewrite and resubmit elsewhere.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-10857218269219537832014-10-01T06:21:23.345-07:002014-10-01T06:21:23.345-07:00Hopefully, this blog will prove encouraging to tho...Hopefully, this blog will prove encouraging to those who write.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-76090206753033356492014-10-01T06:20:22.259-07:002014-10-01T06:20:22.259-07:00Thanks for dropping by!Thanks for dropping by!Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-2760463098253418622014-10-01T06:15:22.011-07:002014-10-01T06:15:22.011-07:00Thank you for your words of motivation. I so agree...Thank you for your words of motivation. I so agree wth all your points.<br />Betty Gordonhttp://www.bettygordon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-80146393465749448012014-10-01T06:08:15.469-07:002014-10-01T06:08:15.469-07:00So true…So true…CoffeeMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958437236130111745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-35079082889285961612014-10-01T04:41:33.585-07:002014-10-01T04:41:33.585-07:00Susan/Janis,
I think you've said it very well...Susan/Janis,<br /><br />I think you've said it very well. Rejection can be a great learning and teaching tool. It hurts a lot, but is part of the growing pain process we all must endure to become better writers. All the famous authors we admire endured rejection as well. Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564808806012504614.post-85042539023625556662014-10-01T03:48:07.337-07:002014-10-01T03:48:07.337-07:00Oh, so true! Rejection is not only part of the bus...Oh, so true! Rejection is not only part of the business, it is a great learning/teaching tool. (And yes, it does hurt sometimes!) I keep thinking of that line from Galaxy Quest - "Never give up, never surrender!" Great post. Susan, who is also known as JanisSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.com