by Vonda Skelton @VondaSkelton
A
few weeks ago, I shared the first of two posts on query letters. I’ve heard
from several who admitted that they, too, hated writing the dreaded query
letter. After all, we’re called creative
for a reason, right?
Well,
as one who received 63 rejections before ever having anything published, I can
tell you, I got tired of sending out those creativity-stifling letters. But I
didn’t quit. And one day the answer was finally a yes! If you’re serious about
writing, you won’t quit, either. I often think: What if I had never sent out
that 64th query? Wow. I don’t even want to think about all I would
have missed.
So,
if you hate queries and rejections and the whole submission process, I have
four words for you: Get used to it. It’s simply part of the process.
