“…I may freely address you as ‘pissmidget’”
July 1, 2010 – 1:21 pm(Also posted on Bark)
It’s summer, I don’t have to go back to full time teaching until the fall and in between the projects on my to do list for this time off (garden work that will never happen, filling out the paperwork for becoming an American citizen, brushing the dog, planning for lessons, watching bad TV) I thought I would do some writing. However, my motivation to put words on paper plummeted to the lowest low when Monday’s mail brought two rejection letters. Scott, Shira, and Sam have already “barked” on the subject and I don’t have anything to add other than that this video of Irish comedian Dylan Moran as the main character in the TV series Black Books reacting to a recent rejection letter cheered me up. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS1NOXWVWgo)
What do you do to cheer yourself up after one of these missives show up in your mail or inbox?
2 Responses to ““…I may freely address you as ‘pissmidget’””
All those years I tried to get published and got rejected my response was, “I’ll show ‘em” and went back to the wip. But it all piled up. A final straw and depression set in. When feeling low, I read Georgette Heyer. Usually one or two would have me laughing again and ready to get back to work. This time I read my whole Heyer shelf and wanted more. I wrote one. And discovered I’d been working in the wrong field altogether. I guess I wish I’d gotten depressed much sooner!
By Jeanne Savery on Aug 22, 2010
Good tip Jeanne. Whenever I read some one who inspires me I feel a little better, or at least motivated to keep going despite rejections.
By asamariabradley on Aug 22, 2010