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What to do when you get the rejection blues 🙁

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Alyssa Matesic
Jan 29, 2026
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In publishing, hearing “no” is guaranteed.

A writer’s curse is that you will hear “no” far more than you’ll hear a “yes.” That doesn’t mean you can’t write. That doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong. That doesn’t mean your publishing dreams will fail.

It just means you’re in the game.

So write for yourself, always.

Who are you writing for, really? No, …

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