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If you try to get your worked published through a conventional publisher you will amass a large number of rejections. Initially it is difficult not to take these as a personal affront. But you will need to be fairly detached about this. The important thing to remember is that they are not personal and are not a judgement about you as an individual. They may not even be a judgement about your piece of work; it may simply not have been what the publisher was looking for at that time. There is also a danger that your piece, for whatever reason, did not catch the editors interest sufficiently to look at it in detail, or even at all. Donņt bother placing specks of dust in the manuscript to find out if it has been read - thereņs a good chance it hasnņt and you will just need to get over this.
Sometimes an editor will give some information about why your submission was rejected, and this can be a very useful source of information. For example, the editor might indicate that the work needs more editing. Or the editor might indicate exactly what they were looking for. You may also need to review the way your submission was packaged; was the cover letter professional, were the enclosures appropriate, does this publisher only accept submissions through agents? |