Rejection…Not Another Dirty Word, Right?

My short story collection has received its third rejection.

I know that rejection is just part and parcel to the whole writer thing, but it doesn’t make it hurt any less. I know that there are so many reasons why a publisher would choose to pass on my work. It’s not for everyone. It’s not right for the publisher. It’s not good.

I just have to remind myself that I put my work and myself out there. Rejection. Acceptance. They happen. I just have to take the bad with the good.

I just have to know that someone somewhere will want to make my work available to readers. That they will believe in me. So until then, I will do my best to believe in myself.