If there’s one thing that all writers have in common, it’s rejection. At some point or another (and more than likely at a lot of points) every writer gets a letter an email (or perhaps hears no response at all) to let them know that their submitted work, their precious darling child, will not be published, at least not this time around. Thankfully, the other thing that all writers have in common is persistence and a bit of masochism. We continue to try, try and try again.
Jon Friedman has made something of a career out of rejection organizing the Rejection Show and now editing the anthology Rejected which collects both rejected works as well as stories of rejection from a variety of creative types. Many of the writers represented are comedy writers and comedians, who have a knack for taking pain (and rejection is painful) and turning it into comedy gold.
I dare you not to laugh out loud while reading Adrianne Frost’s story “The Nature of My Universe As It Relates to Kevin Spacey” as she details her elaborate plot to meet and then wow the famous actor. I remain baffled that David Wain’s “Cheese Factory” sketch never made it onto The Slate.
This is a fun collection. Read it after receiving a rejection letter and I guarantee you will feel better.
Still need more relief from your rejection pain? Why not tell someone about it? Jon is collecting stories of rejection at his website rejectionshow.com.
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This sounds like a must have book for all writers who are on submission. I’m off to check it out now! Thank you for the recommendation!
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I’m sorry I can’t relate to this at all because we’ve NEVER been rejected. Ha!!!
Seriously, this looks amazing and fun. Everyone needs a good pick me up after a brutal rejection and this book seems like it would be just the ticket. Thanks Alissa!
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Sounds like a great book – and funny! Thanks for the rec
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Sam: It was a fun one, but then a lot of the rejected were comedy writers.
Lisa and Laura: It’s always nice to know that others suffer the occasional pain of rejection, too!
Heather: It’s actually nice to see some perfectly good things that were rejected. Not that it’s good that they were rejected, but it makes you realize that rejection is such a subjective thing.
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