So my main hobby (wish it was my career) is writing. I wrote and self-published a novel and it did okay. The main reason it was self-published is because of the 30 query letters/e-mails I sent out to agents none came back wanting to represent me. Of those that did respond it was usually a form letter the gist of which said Thanks, but no thanks.
Years ago my wife gave me an article that talked about how tough it was to get published, but not to fret Grisham's first novel "A Time to Kill" was rejected by 30 agents before it was picked up (I still have that article).
Once again I'm trying to find an agent for my latest novel and once again I have received a few rejections. And just like last time I'm keeping them all.
Instead of getting down it just fuels me more. One day it will be my name in an article and my book that too many agents passed over. And I'll have all the rejections letters/e-mails and the last laugh.
The best way to deal with rejection is not to let it beat you down. You need to use it as fuel to say "Okay, if that's what you think I'll show you." Then you go out and get better and stronger and they'll be the ones with the second thoughts.
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