tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post7536186375123195976..comments2024-03-29T09:08:53.181-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: Writing Rejection Doesn’t Define Who We AreEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-80927718287600959072019-03-01T11:10:51.519-05:002019-03-01T11:10:51.519-05:00Good point, Jackie. And you raise an interesting t...Good point, Jackie. And you raise an interesting topic, one I think we all need to ponder. Who, as Christian authors, are we writing for? Who is our target audience? The saved? Or the lost? Our decision will drive how we write--the words we use, the characters we create, our plots, etc. Henry McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02636211246051854954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-29285389473617563112019-02-28T12:19:39.599-05:002019-02-28T12:19:39.599-05:00Also, I think we should consider the source of the...Also, I think we should consider the source of the rejection. I was dismayed at a rejection (ridicule) of a Christian children's book I'm working on. Then I remembered that a secular, critique author who writes about demons and dragons would not appreciate my kids learning truth from the Bible in their adventures and misadventures. Jackie Houchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753758587434594531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-61053927444081727522019-02-28T11:56:23.512-05:002019-02-28T11:56:23.512-05:00You hit on 3 key points, Loretta:
Be obedient to G...You hit on 3 key points, Loretta:<br />Be obedient to God and his calling.<br />Learn as much as possible from each rejection.<br />Keep on keeping on until God tells us something different.<br />Blessings.Henry McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02636211246051854954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-37655502950343313482019-02-28T11:54:43.794-05:002019-02-28T11:54:43.794-05:00I'm blessed my writing spoke into you. Thanks ...I'm blessed my writing spoke into you. Thanks for letting me know.Henry McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02636211246051854954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-13390484991285075302019-02-28T11:54:02.122-05:002019-02-28T11:54:02.122-05:00Thank you, Jay.Thank you, Jay.Henry McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02636211246051854954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-30593272043614486712019-02-28T11:53:43.305-05:002019-02-28T11:53:43.305-05:00Thank you for your comments. I meant a writer once...Thank you for your comments. I meant a writer once who recorded a spreadsheet that showed 70 rejections before he landed an agent. Talk about perseverance. Henry McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02636211246051854954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-11755508931828117282019-02-28T11:52:07.862-05:002019-02-28T11:52:07.862-05:00Thank you, Jim. I appreciate your encouraging word...Thank you, Jim. I appreciate your encouraging words to keep writing.Henry McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02636211246051854954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-48678111331922160342019-02-28T08:53:48.174-05:002019-02-28T08:53:48.174-05:00So true, Henry! Rejections are hard, but we can...So true, Henry! Rejections are hard, but we can't let it define us. I cannot tell you how many times I've received rejections over the years, but after sulking for a day or two or three, I go back to the drawing board and keep pressing forward. God's got this. All I have to do is be obedient to the calling he's placed on my life, learn from each rejection, and keep submitting. Loretta Eidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292749436870046386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-62969589300160528012019-02-28T08:26:48.378-05:002019-02-28T08:26:48.378-05:00Thank you. This is very enlightening...Thank you. This is very enlightening...Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163521563641083919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-40351281816303815612019-02-28T08:04:39.683-05:002019-02-28T08:04:39.683-05:00Another great post, Henry. Thanks, man.
Jay Wright...Another great post, Henry. Thanks, man.<br />Jay Wright; Anderson, SCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-47510630236219092562019-02-28T06:57:31.828-05:002019-02-28T06:57:31.828-05:00Well said. Not only is rejection not a rejection o...Well said. Not only is rejection not a rejection of us as individual writers but also one (or even two or three or four or. . . ) rejection does not mean the end of the line for anything we write. Case in point: one of my proposals was rejected by two publishers before a third publisher asked to see the complete manuscript--and then rejected it. Yet, I sent it out to a fourth publisher--and got a contract for its publication! It takes perseverance if you believe in the writing and are patient and willing to wait on God's timing. Thanks for the encouraging words. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657091987495030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-50847746402067615392019-02-28T05:05:03.935-05:002019-02-28T05:05:03.935-05:00Amen Mr. Henry. We are not "rejected." O...Amen Mr. Henry. We are not "rejected." Our work may sometimes be. Our efforts may fall short now and again. Still, we are called to be "Writers of Light" as our friend Mrs. Audrey Frank so aptly penned. If Christ Himself was rejected, should we expect less? Writing rejections, although sometimes a bitter pill, are signals for me to find ways to learn and improve more. What a great post sir. God's blessings; and please do this world a favor, and keep writing my friend.Jimhttp://www.jdwininger.comnoreply@blogger.com