The Different Types of Writing Rejection (and how to deal with ’em)
Not all rejections are equal. Some knock you flat. Some linger like a festering wound. Some you can brush off with a ‘meh’. And some are almost as exciting as an acceptance – that feeling of ‘almost there’ that gives you hope and encouragement and help to make you a better writer. Look, we knowww rejection […]
5 Ways To Recover From A Knock-back
So you’ve written your thing and now you’re trying to get it out there. But sometimes the results of trying to get your writing noticed can be a real fucker. When you’ve been submitting for a while and you’ve been rejected too many times, sometimes another rejection feels like a knock-back too far. When you’re […]
4 Tips to Help Kick Writing Imposter Syndrome in the Face (and Also Genitals)
We’ve all been there, noodling along quite happily with the WIP when BAM, all of a sudden you hear that dastardly, needling bastard of a voice: “Oooh look at you ‘writing’! Meeeh what do you think you’re doing? You know it’s all shit, right? And everyone is laughing at you…” Well, it’s time give that […]
Writing Decongestant: 10 Ways to Unblock Your Writer’s Block
So here’s a thing you should know: writer’s block doesn’t really exist. That’s not to say you won’t experience agonising periods of writing difficulty, but the moment you start thinking of yourself as ‘blocked’, you’re setting yourself up for a self-fulfilling prophecy. No – worse than that – let’s be honest: you’re letting yourself give up. Since I’m sinus-deep in […]
On Dealing With Rejection
Get. Back. On. That. Damn. Horse.