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Season 3, Episode 13 - Embracing Rejection and Failure in Your Writing Journey

 Hosts: Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid

 Episode Theme: Navigating Failure and Rejection in Writing

 Key Discussion Points:

1. Personal Experience with Rejection:

   - Shared a recent rejection of their Cat’s Rule picture book.

   - Importance of closure in rejections, even without feedback.

2. Interpreting Rejection:

   - Sometimes, rejections hide internal conflicts within publishing companies.

   - Creating narratives around rejections can be a coping mechanism.

3. Detaching Emotion from Rejection:

   - Lisa's approach: Rejection is not personal; it's part of the writer's journey.

   - The literary world's competitiveness requires resilience.

 4. Strategies for Handling Rejection:

   - Reframe Rejection: It's not a measure of your worth as a writer or person.

   - Feedback is Gold: Use any feedback from rejections to improve.

   - Query in Batches: Small batches of queries can help identify and fix issues faster.

   - Celebrate Small Wins: Finishing a manuscript is a significant achievement.

5. Learning from Rejection:

   - Every rejection is an opportunity to grow and refine your craft.

   - Success stories are often built on numerous rejections.

6. Building a Support Network:

   - Importance of having a community that understands and supports you.

   - Sharing rejections and victories helps build resilience.

7. Staying in the Game:

   - Writing is an endurance game; persistence is key.

   - The journey is as important as the destination.

Conclusion:

- Embrace rejection as a step towards growth.

- Keep writing, submitting, and believing in your journey.

Next Episode Teaser:

- Discussion with Lisa Riddiough on rhyming picture books.

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