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Recently I found an old folder in a file cabinet that was originally labeled "Rejections." When I opened it I found dozens of rejection letters from publishers and agents to whom I had submitted manuscripts. But there was something encouraging on that folder - I had scratched out "Rejections" and written in "Opportunities." I'm not sure what my mindset was those many years ago. I suspect that I had gotten over the shock of rejections because I knew I was a good fiction writer. And I think writing "Opportunities" on that folder just made me work harder at perfecting my craft.
Nobody "likes" rejection and the first few of those broke my heart. I knew my work was good so I felt like I was up against a wall. And I was, actually. If you look into the background of all the "famous" authors you will find that they all had some "connections" in the publishing business. Then Amazon came along and self-publishing became legitimate. No longer was self-publishing looked upon as vanity publishing. Now we had a platform that could offer our work to the public, and let them accept or reject it. So, if you tried, like I did, to break the barrier of print publishers don't give up. Amazon offers you the "Opportunity" to be a recognized author. Don't be bashful. Just be aware that now the public is your critic and if you are good they won't reject your work.
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