Just got a fast rejection for a story I had really high hopes for, and the letter didn't even get my story's title right. Close enough that I have no reason to believe it was a mix-up, but far enough away that I feel if the piece had held any interest past the first page, it would've been obvious that the title was wrong. (Think like if an editor wrote Suzanne Collins a rejection letter that said, "Thank you for sending us your novel, Catching Snow.)
So, yeah, I'm not mad, I know editors have a lot of stories to read, they're human and make mistakes and all that.
It's just at least when the title's correct I can pretend that my work didn't fail at page 2.
EDIT: Was browsing Miss Snark's blog and found a quote that made me feel much better:
Off to get some sleep and work on the former in the morning.
So, yeah, I'm not mad, I know editors have a lot of stories to read, they're human and make mistakes and all that.
It's just at least when the title's correct I can pretend that my work didn't fail at page 2.
EDIT: Was browsing Miss Snark's blog and found a quote that made me feel much better:
People deal with feeling powerless in a variety of ways. Some channel their energy into writing so well they get published. Other blog about rejection.
Off to get some sleep and work on the former in the morning.
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