Writer's Summit Tip #24:

NEVER ASK WHY...

your book was rejected for publication. The publisher won't tell you and it will drive you crazy if you try and second guess the reason.

Just know that a publisher will only accept a book for publication if it is EXACTLY the right fit for them at EXACTLY the right time. Everything else gets rejected.

Don't take it personally, it has nothing to do with you. It has to do with their bottom line.

One story, from an editor who felt bad about rejecting manuscripts without explaining goes like this:
"I was a young editor and I asked if I could write a note on the rejection slip so the author wouldn't feel bad about the reason I had to reject their manuscript. My boss said not to, but I did anyway. What I got back surprised me. Instead of making the authors feel better, sometimes I enraged them and they wrote back to me to tell me I was stupid not to see the merit of their work. Othertimes, they wrote back pleading with me to change my mind. In all cases, I opened up a conversation that was going to go nowhere. It always ended badly. I stopped writing to authors after the first few times. I wish authors could understand, it never was about them or the merits of their work, it only had to do with our current agenda.

Decor
Decorating Ideas
Destination Weddings
Diamond
Diamond Jewelry
Diamond Necklace
Diamond Ring
Disposable Wedding Cameras
Dream Home
Dream House
Dream Weddings
Dresses
Emerald Earrings
Emerald Jewelry
Emerald Ring
Emeralds
Engagement Rings
Environmental Design
Eraser Guides
Evening Dress
Fantasy Wedding
Fashion House
Feng Shui
Fire Opal
Fortune Feng Shui

Writing a book IS NOT
a "get rich QUICK scheme! It takes a plan, a system...
then getting rich is possible.

~EJ Thornton,
Accelerated Book Marketing
a publisher's system for selling more books

Garters
Gemstones
Gift Certificates
Gift Idea
Gold Charm
Gold Jewelry
Gold Ring
Gold
Grooms
Groomsmen
Gucci
Home Design
Honeymoon
Honeymoon Ideas
Husband
Husbands
Jewelry
Kindle
Love Letters
Love Letters of Great Men
Love Letters of Great Women
Love
Lovers and Friends
Lovers
Maid of Honor

Writer's Summit Tip #26:

There is a professional organization that most reputable Literary Agents belong to called the "Association of Author's Representatives - AAR). Find out if the literary agent you want belongs to and is in good standing with this association. If they are not, you need to find out why they don't belong or why they are not in good standing.

This is a voluntary membership, so there may be quite legitimate reasons for one not to join. It is an important discussion point if you are hiring a literary agent.

Marriage
Marriage Proposal Idea
Maternity Gown
Maternity Wedding Dress
Maternity Wedding Gown
Matron of Honor
Opal
Opal Beads
Opal Jewelry
Outdoor Weddings
Pets in Wedding Party
Pink Sapphire
Platinum
Platinum Jewelry
Promise Rings
Remarry
Remarrying
Romantic Gift Idea
Romantic Idea
Sapphire
Sapphire Earring
Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire Necklace
Sapphire Ring
Second Wedding

The important thing is to continue questioning.
Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

~Albert Einstein

Star Sapphire
Tea Cup Set
Tea Pot Set
Tea Set
Unforgettable Honeymoons
Ushers
Wedding
Wedding Bands
Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake Toppers
Wedding Cake Tops
Wedding Customs
Wedding Dresses
Wedding Gifts
Wedding Gown
Wedding Invitations
Wedding Jewelry
Wedding Planner
Wedding Planning Book
Wedding Planning Software
Wedding Planning
Wedding Rings
Wedding Songs
Wedding Songs CD
Wedding Venue

A friend never defends a husband who gets his
wife an electric skillet for her birthday.

A friend will tell you
she saw your old boyfriend
and he's a priest.

~Erma Bombeck

Weddings
Weddings on a Budget
White Buffalo Turquoise
White Gold
White Hosiery
Wife
Wives

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Last updated on: Friday, September 03, 2010

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