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# rejection-therapy
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.nomin.
04/20/2023, 4:22 PMAh. Another rejection. Well, technically 1.5 rejections. The other was simply marked "Completed" with no update or formal rejection. - d
doe.a.dear
04/20/2023, 4:31 PMThe 'completed' option is kinder I guess, but not if they don't tell you? - d
doe.a.dear
04/20/2023, 4:32 PMI woke up to a rejection. Putting that piece back on the table because it's racked up a few rejections and it might need a little more love! - u
.nomin.
04/20/2023, 4:38 PMI prefer if they just tell me “you got rejected. Sorry.” I once had a rejection where someone said “We found better work than yours so that’s why we’re rejecting you.” Made me laugh. - d
doe.a.dear
04/20/2023, 4:39 PMA "nope" gif would also do the job! - h
Hannah C.
04/20/2023, 4:39 PMAt least give options for rejection bingo! - d
doe.a.dear
04/20/2023, 4:40 PMWhen we get a black out, we cash them in at the New Yorker, correct? - d
doe.a.dear
04/20/2023, 4:55 PMWoo! Also a rejection from a workshop. - u
.nomin.
04/20/2023, 4:59 PMThis plays in my head, every time I get a rejection. - d
doe.a.dear
04/20/2023, 5:00 PMWe're keeping those ladies well practiced! - d
doe.a.dear
04/20/2023, 5:01 PMI still have 3 workshops to hear back from. And I still think I'm going to get one of them (maybe/hopefully/pleasepleaseplease) - u
.nomin.
04/20/2023, 5:01 PMThat's the spirit! - c
chiyeung
04/20/2023, 5:04 PMI BELEIVE IN YOU - n
Neogeonak
04/20/2023, 6:37 PMHaha ... what? That's what editors want to say sometimes, but usually try to be gracious enough not to say that bluntly. - u
.nomin.
04/20/2023, 6:39 PMI appreciated the honesty at least. It was different from other rejections. - n
Neogeonak
04/20/2023, 7:42 PMSome places cultivate that in-your-face vibe, though, so if it wasn't one of those ... I would have laughed and shrugged it off, too. There's no accounting for how some people choose to act. - m
Moral_Turpitude
04/25/2023, 5:58 PMI’ve been informed that “there is much to admire” in my work but not enough to publish it. My new tag line: Admirable not publishable. - a
Alin (she/her)
04/25/2023, 6:40 PMLol, @brooke_uk made an entire t-shirt collection based on memorable rejection lines. - s
salem paige
04/25/2023, 6:41 PMI need the link for this rn - a
Alin (she/her)
04/25/2023, 6:41 PMI had to dig to find it, but here! https://muchtoadmire.myshopify.com/products/much-to-admire-the-t-shirt - m
Moral_Turpitude
04/25/2023, 6:42 PMOMG!!! I love this! - s
salem paige
04/25/2023, 6:43 PMme too omggg - a
Alin (she/her)
04/25/2023, 6:43 PMLol, and she takes requests when she has time. - a
Alin (she/her)
04/25/2023, 6:43 PMEvery once in a while, we get a real gem. - b
brooke_uk
04/26/2023, 8:02 AMOh babe, do I hear you. I got one of those myself the other day. - b
brooke_uk
04/26/2023, 8:03 AMYou are the best. - c
Cailey @ Last Leaves Mag
04/26/2023, 8:46 PMPosted about a week ago that I was about to launch my poetry book with a reading at my childhood library. Aside from my spouse, mom, and sister, I had one person attend. I guess reading to a nearly empty room is sort of a rite of passage, right? Not exactly a rejection, but it sure felt like one. - s
Stephanerd
04/26/2023, 8:49 PMI’ve had a couple of those and, man, it hurts.