Dealing with rejection

3 comments on “Dealing with rejection”

1. Thomasss says:
   August 24th, 2006 at 11:39 am

   Am I the only one who thinks this guy is bringing it on himself?

   “After writing, calling, and considering sending a singing telegram to the editors at the P-I, I decided, with a push from my job coach/shrink, to deliver a story by hand….instead demanded to speak with an editor.”

   Sounds like he harrasses the editors at every single venue. I wouldn’t want to publish such a high-maintenance author either. The first rule of submitting is to not bug and piss off your editors.

2. Anon says:
   August 24th, 2006 at 12:05 pm

   So he was rejected by every paper in the city, and now he’s going to give us all the inside scoop on what meanies they are?! Has it ever occurred to him that perhaps his writing simply wasn’t goof enough? Boo-hoo, my heart is bleeding.

3. Fragile Mind says:
   August 24th, 2006 at 1:56 pm

   This article represents an extended whinge by a demonstrably bad writer who seems to lack even the most rudimentary sense of self-awareness.

   Pitching a review of a play that has already been running for ages is not a “rookie mistake,” it’s an example of someone not taking the time to do his homework. No wonder he was rejected. And a writer who is prone to making comments such as “the folks at the P-I are asshats” doesn’t strike me as someone an editor at a daily newspaper would want in his or her stable.

   Plus, he waits until the very last paragraph before even alluding to the irony in complaining that no one will publish him within the context of A PUBLISHED ARTICLE! Sheesh.

   This piece is valuable, however, for the link to the amateur porn contest, which I am considering entering. No one’s paying much attention to my writing, either, but instead of complaining about it, I figure I’ll just switch gears and try to promote myself a la Tommy Lee or Colin Farrell.

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