“There are three certainties in a writer's life: death, taxes, and rejection letters.” — T.L. Rese Copy Share Image
“The word 'NO' is the best motivation there is for the storyteller in you.” — A.K. Kuykendall Copy Share Image
At least you're as thin as the college rejection letters you're receiving. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It takes more courage to try and fail than not to try and never succeed.” — Nanette L. Avery Copy Share Image
“You know you’re getting somewhere as a writer when the rejection letters mean as much as spam in your inbox.” — Jason E. Hodges Copy Share Image
It's easy to feel spurned, especially when you return to your apartment and stare at the hundreds of rejection letters tacked to… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
I took all of my rejection letters - there must have been thousands of them in a huge box - and I… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
I think I got serious about writing in the late '90s. The first stuff I wrote was terrible and got rejected, but… — Paul G. Tremblay Copy Share Image
“I enjoy self-publishing & sending publishers rejection letters. They're like, 'Who is this guy?' And I'm like, 'the end of your industry.” — Ryan Lilly Copy Share Image
For over a year I continued to submit mss, and have them rejected - the last few with rejection letters indicated the… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“He could imagine the college rejection letters now. 'After learning that one kiss and a sleepless night led you to fail a… — Brigid Kemmerer Copy Share Image
Like pretty much every short story writer, I submitted to every market under the sun and hoped for the best. The rejection… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
A good play is a good play. If you want to chalk up your rejection letters to the fact that you're a… — Jane Anderson Copy Share Image
I wrote short stories for seven years and used to mail them out. You couldn't send them by e-mail. I called them… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
This is a stamina game, so don't despair if you run down a blind alley and have to start over, or if… — Tim Maleeny Copy Share Image
I know there's a lot of talk about self-publishing right now. Everyone's giddy with the possibilities. And I'll admit that it looks… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I'm talking to anyone who has been dumped - have not gotten the job you really wanted or have received those horrible… — Jill Abramson Copy Share Image
I like to joke that I probably hold the world record for rejection letters. Yes, the truth is that I was fed… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
I received rejection letters for ten years (one on a napkin, written in crayon.) I had all my rejection notices stored in… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I wanted to be a coach. I had people telling me you can't do this, you're not… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
“A struggling writer, 'I get hundreds of rejection letters each day. I am depressed with this life, Can you please help?' The… — Santosh Kalwar Copy Share Image
I wanted to do the comic strip. I tried to get it syndicated, and I sent some examples to a syndication company,… — Brian Regan Copy Share Image
I got a rejection letter from an editor at HarperCollins, who included a report from his professional reader. This report shredded my… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
To aspiring writers, I would tell them that we live in a wonderful time where you're able to make your work visible,… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
I used to keep a folder with all my rejection letters in it - a few years into having a job, I… — Timothy Morton Copy Share Image
“The three secrets of getting published: 1. Never give up! 2. Never give up! 3. Never give up! It doesn't matter how… — Marshall S. Thomas Copy Share Image
