But don t let rejection letters get you down. Instead, turn them around to put a positive spin on your freelance writing career. Here s how.
Every publisher handles rejection letters differently.
Some print two or four messages per page on reams of colored paper, then cut them for more rejections per sheet. Others have a form letter that appears personalized, if only because they ve bothered to type your name above the same rejection they sent another thousand writers that day. No matter what type of rejection letter you get, resist the temptation to curl it up into a ball, set it on fire, and toss it in the circular file. Mine it for information first, and read between the lines. As mentioned, many publishers send out color-coded rejection slips.