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Season 3, Episode 13 - Embracing Rejection and Failure in Your Writing Journey

Hosts: Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid

Episode Theme: Navigating Failure and Rejection in Writing

Key Discussion Points:

1. Personal Experience with Rejection:

- Shared a recent rejection of their Cat’s Rule picture book.

- Importance of closure in rejections, even without feedback.

2. Interpreting Rejection:

- Sometimes, rejections hide internal conflicts within publishing companies.

- Creating narratives around rejections can be a coping mechanism.

3. Detaching Emotion from Rejection:

- Lisa's approach: Rejection is not personal; it's part of the writer's journey.

- The literary world's competitiveness requires resilience.

4. Strategies for Handling Rejection:

- Reframe Rejection: It's not a measure of your worth as a writer or person.

- Feedback is Gold: Use any feedback from rejections to improve.

- Query in Batches: Small batches of queries can help identify and fix issues faster.

- Celebrate Small Wins: Finishing a manuscript is a significant achievement.

5. Learning from Rejection:

- Every rejection is an opportunity to grow and refine your craft.

- Success stories are often built on numerous rejections.

6. Building a Support Network:

- Importance of having a community that understands and supports you.

- Sharing rejections and victories helps build resilience.

7. Staying in the Game:

- Writing is an endurance game; persistence is key.

- The journey is as important as the destination.

Conclusion:

- Embrace rejection as a step towards growth.

- Keep writing, submitting, and believing in your journey.

Next Episode Teaser:

- Discussion with Lisa Riddiough on rhyming picture books.

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