Meh.

Keep at it! And don't let bland, form rejections alter your opinion of the piece.

Have you submitted to flashquake? They send editor's comments, if you let them. Pretty enlightening. The closest I've come with them is a 'maybe' from one editor, but she left really nice comments on the tone of the piece and said the setting was intriguing. Of course, the other editor "NO" had less kind things to say, but they both were right, in retrospect.

You've passed the threshold now. Your next rejection won't sting so bad, then you'll start getting ones that have little handwritten notes, then when you get your first acceptance, you'll have to read it a couple of times, thinking, "Did I read that right?"

Your first rejection - you should be celebrating! It's the beginning of being a writer.

One rejection is only the start. Like Kate said - congratulations, you're now a writer!

That's great news! The first rejection makes it official. Good stuff. Hang it up somewhere so in a few months you can say, "Wow, remember when I got that rejection letter? I was so cute."

Kristen

Kristen King said:

Hang it up somewhere so in a few months you can say, "Wow, remember when I got that rejection letter? I was so cute."

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LOL!

But yeah, Jad, you're a writer now. No turning back....

Exactly right - almost every one of us steps in the doodoo before getting onto the yellow brick road. But we all take the first step.

Now fold that rejection letter up nicely, and put it in the bathroom for emergencies.

Jadezuki said:

Hehehe, aww, thank you to everyone. I definitely feel uplifted now, and I'm going to sort through my research and figure out where to submit to next.

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Yay! That's the spirit. Onward and forward.

Do keep us posted.

Sury