My office trash can is covered with rejection slips-- letters from publishers who said they didn't want to buy something I wanted to write. But you want to know a secret? I eventually sold every single story, book or article that was rejected with those letters. In fact, the story that provoked one of the rudest rejections from one magazine later became the cover story for another magazine! Just goes to show that you shouldn't let rejections get you down. --Deb

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