When the mail came today, the long awaited letter from a publisher I submitted to arrived. Yes, it was a rejection, but that's okay. As my mantra to the left says, "Rejection is not fatal."The letter I received was not the usual form letter. Even though it had the same elements that a form rejection letter has, it was personalized. I was impressed. It was written directly to me, had my manuscript title on it and was actually signed by an Assistant Editor. What really fascinated me was that the editor took the time to explain to me why it was wrong for them and what needed to be worked on. She even apologized for not accepting it.
You might say I am the queen of rejection letters from prior manuscripts and I have to say that this one is the best rejection I have ever received.
So, what I will be doing is polishing that manuscript up a little more and send it off to another publisher. Then, the waiting game begins again, or maybe I should say it continues because I am still waiting to hear from a different publisher about a different manuscript.
Carol
Hey, congratulations on a stellar rejection letter! I totally know what you mean about good ones and bad ones, and that was a good one. Any time an editor takes the time to explain why a book was returned, that's as good as asking you to keep them in mind for future projects.
ReplyDeleteGo, you!
Marian Allen
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The best one I ever got was from The Wild Rose Press. She took the time to let me know I had my genre wrong, yet told me I had a very good story!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the revisions and resubbs:)