Recently I was asked what advice I would give to young writers aspiring to publish. I responded by saying that it’s like any other fight. When they knock you down, come up swinging. But that answer, I feel, needs clarification.
Sometimes a rejection letter can feel like a knockout punch to the jaw, but the writer has to rise from the canvas and keep up the good fight. As soon as a rejection letter arrives, it is time to submit more work. A writer who is afraid of rejection letters is like a fighter who is afraid of getting hit. Fear decreases the odds of winning. In order to succeed, both the writer and the fighter must roll with the punches and keep their eye on the prize.
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