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I know many of us are nervous about getting that first big rejection letter when submitting our work, and I happened across a great place to get that first ugly rejection letter safely out of the way: The Journal of Universal Rejection. Although founded primarily as a research journal, the submission guidelines clearly state that they accept any kind of manuscript, be it poetry, prose, research, or even visual art. Your work will be quickly considered and then rejected, usually within hours!
As a former mathematician and current terrified writer with a near-complete manuscript, I couldn't help but pass this one along.
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Looking back on it, the first big rejection letter wasn't that big...mostly, it matched the next thousand or so. I've still got it somewhere...I think it's in the filing cabinet right behind me, but I haven't looked in that thing in a few years...
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Indeed you should. It's really not that bad. I expected it so it came as no surprise. Even the vast majority of the Pros got one the first time out. And the second time and the third time etc..
It can be hard to think about but you would be in a good club. You would be in two. Those that got rejections and those that have actually sent out a manuscript ,very few people have done that.
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Consider how much worse it would be to sell the first thing you send out. Then your first rejection would be even more painful, I would think.
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Oh, and I was so hoping that was the road to wealth and fame......
I should be receiving my first rejection any day now, from Daily Science Fiction. (Submitted last Friday, amid much gasping and choking and trembling above the "submit" button.)
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I wonder if they're looking for slush readers? It sure would be nice to be on the other side of the fence for once.
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You could apply for a position as a reader... though I have a suspicion as to what happens to any applications sent in.
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