![]() I didn’t think I could take this heartache anymore on top of starting a new job as a freelance copyeditor, buying and renovating my first house, and most importantly, taking care of the baby. Normally I would have taken a deep breath, rewritten my query letter, and sent manuscripts out again-or started a new book. ![]() And everything hurts a million times worse when you’re pregnant. A near miss hurts because you were almost there, but now, you’re not. The manuscript had made it all the way to the editorial board meeting, the last step in saying yes, before they said no.Ī good rejection hurts because a real person is turning you down, not an uninhabited address in New York. ![]() This particular good rejection said that the YA market was abysmal, but if the market had been better, the publisher would have bought my novel. A good rejection is one in which the editor writes you a personal letter rather than sending you a form letter and praises your work before dashing your hopes into tiny, sharp pieces. ![]() In 2001, I received a “good rejection” from a major YA publisher for my seventh manuscript. ![]() Read on as Jennifer Echols reveals how she went through her turning point on February 14, eight years ago… 99-in which I asked authors the question: What was your turning point as a writer? I’m honored and excited to host their stories. This guest post is part of the Turning Points blog series here on distraction no. ![]()
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