People Quote by Jesmyn Ward

Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different.

— John Scalzi

I decided to write short stories because they got rejected quicker.

— Caroline B. Cooney

“It can be depressing when no one takes interest, and a lack of response makes the writer question why they’re writing at all. To…

— Lizz Clements

My story is one of ups and downs. It's made up of tastes of success and a lot more rejection.

— Iskra Lawrence

I've discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgment and to say in…

— Saul Bellow

“Note to aspiring writers: This is actually not that many rejections in the grand scheme of things. I know published writers whose rejection count…

— Jennifer Weiner

When I am in the process of conceiving a story, I make sure it can be told with words and pictures. The story has…

— Nicholas Sparks

The real fear isn't rejection, but that there won't be enough time in your life to write all the stories that you have in…

— Ray Bradbury

As a writer, the worst thing you can do is work in an environment of fear of rejection.

— Carol Leifer

Rejections are painful, but inevitable. They're every writer's rite of passage.

— Octavia Butler

“My stories aren’t for everyone—they were never meant to be—but”

— Kevin J. Anderson

The story you are afraid to write is usually the one you are meant to tell.

— Kami Garcia