But don t let rejection letters get you down.
Every publisher handles rejection letters differently.
Some print off reams of colored paper to print them on, then cut them into halves or even fourths for more rejections per sheet. Others have a form business letter which 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.