Hiding Doesn't Work. You Have to Get Out There if You Want to Be a Writer.....

Here is the truth. It doesn't matter how afraid you are of confrontation or "potential and real" rejection, if you want to succeed and get published by a publisher, you HAVE TO be willing to hear numerous important people tell you the words "No" and "No Thank You"

You have no choice if you want to succeed. You have to be willing to hear "NO" from editors Five HUNDRED times. NOT JUST ONE OR TWO.

Getting rejected by editors and publishers is part of the writing process, not just finishing your document.

REAL authors MUST LEARN TO ACCEPT BEING TOLD "NO" and "NO THANK YOU" as PART OF the writing process. Not just a "contingency" or "devastating tragedy", as more sensitive artists do.

The less you let steady rejection get to you the better off you'll be in the long run.

I got over my fear of being told No recently, and I'm in a better position because of it. I have no doubt about that. You can't expect editors to know who you are just because you're well known online...