Comments on: And so it goes http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/08/and-so-it-goes/ Hoarding the shiny moments. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:29:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jennifer http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/08/and-so-it-goes/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Jennifer Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:12:14 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=66#comment-120 I keep reminding myself of Stephen King's description in On Writing of so many rejection slips stuck on a nail in his wall that he had to replace it with a spike. It's part of the process. It's part of the process. But it is a drag. I keep reminding myself of Stephen King’s description in On Writing of so many rejection slips stuck on a nail in his wall that he had to replace it with a spike. It’s part of the process. It’s part of the process. But it is a drag.

]]> By: Trish http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/08/and-so-it-goes/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Trish Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:09:15 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=66#comment-119 It's not you, it's them. It's not you, it's them. I have an article on my noticeboard about a published author whose first novel was rejected 78 times. I haven't even finished my manuscript yet but I'm already mentally prepared to have it sent back 78 times. Keep trying! I believe in you!!! It’s not you, it’s them. It’s not you, it’s them.

I have an article on my noticeboard about a published author whose first novel was rejected 78 times. I haven’t even finished my manuscript yet but I’m already mentally prepared to have it sent back 78 times.

Keep trying! I believe in you!!!

]]> By: kristen http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/08/and-so-it-goes/comment-page-1/#comment-118 kristen Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:43:58 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=66#comment-118 Yes, it does get a girl down. And the only thing to do about it is to keep writing and submitting, writing and submitting. It'll happen. I've no doubt of that. Yes, it does get a girl down. And the only thing to do about it is to keep writing and submitting, writing and submitting. It’ll happen. I’ve no doubt of that.

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