{"id":25191,"date":"2022-05-17T03:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T10:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=25191"},"modified":"2022-05-19T21:36:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T04:36:54","slug":"facing-rejection-and-asking-yourself-are-you-ready-for-the-yes-by-lisa-towles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/17\/facing-rejection-and-asking-yourself-are-you-ready-for-the-yes-by-lisa-towles\/","title":{"rendered":"Facing Rejection and Asking Yourself: Are You Ready For the Yes? by Lisa Towles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Facing<\/a>Let\u2019s welcome back Lisa Towles<\/a> as she shares with us \u201cFacing Rejection and Asking Yourself: Are You Ready For the Yes?\u201d Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Are your heart and mind primed for receiving that publishing <\/span>Yes <\/span><\/i>you\u2019ve been working toward for so long? Not so much?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Woman<\/a><\/p>\n

In my last self-care post, I talked about the <\/span>power of saying no<\/a> and the impact this can have on writers\u2019 well-being.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This month,<\/strong> I want to talk about something native to all writers regardless of where you are on your publishing journey \u2013 rejections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By rejections, I mean the notifications writers get from agents, publishers, or magazines when a submitted piece of work is not selected for publication.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maybe you\u2019ve got one or two manuscripts you\u2019ve been shopping around to long lists of potential literary agents, publishers, magazines or journals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been shouldering<\/strong> (or avoiding?) the disappointment of rejections, you might wonder if you\u2019re actually ready to receive a yes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I know what you\u2019re thinking: <\/span>Why wouldn\u2019t I be ready?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re laser-focused on who\u2019s rejecting your work and why, especially over a long period, you might wonder if you even know how to receive the yes you\u2019ve been waiting for and how to process and celebrate good news.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

If your heart and mind aren\u2019t primed and calibrated for success<\/strong>, you could miss an opportunity in disguise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While we might intellectually understand that there are more writers than available publishing outlets and rejections are necessary and normal, that doesn\u2019t change the distress we experience when it happens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Facing Rejections<\/span><\/h2>\n

How do <\/span>you <\/span><\/i>handle rejection?\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"Woman<\/a><\/p>\n

What happens when you get a rejection from one of those potential matches for your work?<\/strong> Writers seem to fall generally into one of two categories:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n