Still waiting to hear back from a large publisher as to whether my submission for entry into a key Stage 1 topic based poetry anthology has been a success or not. Poems of all shapes and sizes have been sent by myself to various projects and anthologies over the past couple of years; feedback can be soooo slow, rejection letter’s and slips seem the norm. If you write yourself then you’ll know that this process is all part and parcel of being a writer. Publishers receive thousands of submissions per month, there’s just not enough publications coming out to cater for all your highly prized poems. Poetry is very subjective, and editor’s simply don’t have the time to personally respond to every poem or work of fiction ever sent in.
Over time you’ll discover that perseverance is the key, you’ll learn to take rejection on the chin and not to heart. Every writer experiences rejection. You’ll also acquire the skill of learning to identify hollow acceptances and refusals. You’ll master endurance and eventually you’ll learn to enjoy the whole process of the writing/publication game and remember – if you seek publication then you gotta be prepared to be in it for the for the long haul…