KEEP ON KEEPING ON

by DAVID BELSHAW
19th November 2015

Hi

Not really a question and I don't normally post about anything but thought I would share this to encourage anyone else who has been rejected a gazillion times and wonders what that's all about. I am in the process of submitting a novel to UK agents. One agent says 'It's written well but I wouldn't be able to find a publisher for it', another says 'it's a commercially attractive idea but the writing isn't strong enough' I guess I need to keep on taking the crazy pills then.

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Hello;

This is one of the things I have thought about more than once and to be honest it fills me with dread. You can quite easily get lost in your own creation and to have someone look over it when its submitted and tell you No! can be quite disheartening.

The main thing is to not take it personally, they want it to be perfect for the people they represent which is why feedback is so important.

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