Edwin Peng
Assuming you're not already a rich and famous celebrity and/or have really good connections with publishers/agents, you WILL be rejected! Your writing will be rejected many, many times - and it will hurt.
If you want to be traditionally published, i.e. submit your book/articles to agents/editors, you will be rejected. Remember, it's not just an agent or editor you have to be accepted by. There's a long chain of decision makers in the traditional publishing world: agents � junior editor � senior editor � distributors � bookstore owners � actual readers. At every point, your story/novel is literally one of thousands that each powerbroker can choose from.
Even if you say, "f@$k traditional publishing - I'm gonna self-publish my work", you still need to pitch - and risk the inevitable rejection. You're competing with literally millions of other authors for a reader's attention and $.
It's very unlikely that your first novel/story/project would be bestselling/award-winning.
A good mindset to have is to think of every rejection as an opportunity to improve your craft and pitch. Maintaining a positive attitude and fostering a network of writing friends/beta readers is very helpful.
If you want to be traditionally published, i.e. submit your book/articles to agents/editors, you will be rejected. Remember, it's not just an agent or editor you have to be accepted by. There's a long chain of decision makers in the traditional publishing world: agents � junior editor � senior editor � distributors � bookstore owners � actual readers. At every point, your story/novel is literally one of thousands that each powerbroker can choose from.
Even if you say, "f@$k traditional publishing - I'm gonna self-publish my work", you still need to pitch - and risk the inevitable rejection. You're competing with literally millions of other authors for a reader's attention and $.
It's very unlikely that your first novel/story/project would be bestselling/award-winning.
A good mindset to have is to think of every rejection as an opportunity to improve your craft and pitch. Maintaining a positive attitude and fostering a network of writing friends/beta readers is very helpful.
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