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This bit of wisdom, from a conversation with her husband, is particularly relevant:
“And YOU don’t cause a writer to have a bad day, either. You’re just the messenger, delivering some hard truth."Read the whole thing here.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
"Rejection is not for sissies."
And speaking of Rachelle Gardner's wonderful blog (yes, we were - look down a couple of posts), she has a great post up today on how we as agents have to learn to deal with the reality of constantly having to reject people. (Let's put it this way: it's not fun.)
This bit of wisdom, from a conversation with her husband, is particularly relevant:
This bit of wisdom, from a conversation with her husband, is particularly relevant:
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Thanks for pointing that one out. I too work in a profession where I get to reject, and am often accused of ruining someone's life (or at least their GPA). They know better. I know better.
You wouldn't want to be published, or to get a good grade, if your work were subpar, right? Yeah.
Okay, that is a bit thick, isn't it? :)
Catherine
I love Rachelle's blog. If I wrote Christian lit, she'd be the first agent I'd query.
I've been on both ends. I've been the rejecter and the rejected. But I can say for sure that I'd never, ever give anyone the power to ruin my life (c'mon writers: buck up). And when I'm rejecting someone, I make it clear that it's a subjective decision and it has nothing to do with the quality of their writing. Because that's not for me to decide.
Hmm. I don't reject people for a living but I think you must have tough skin to dash someone's hopes and dreams.
I do sometimes have to confront stunned, anguished, angry, or grieving people with reality, and I hate it every time.
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