Aaron Paul Lazar's Blog – December 2008 Archive (1)

Rejection. Oh, how it stings. Most of us have been through it - plenty. Seeking jobs, college admissions, love, or publication for our books. It hurts. Destroys our self-image. For a while, anyway. And it tears at the thin fabric in which we cocoon with our fragile writer's ego, protecting the inner belief that our work is valid.



A new writer recently emailed me after receiving a flurry of rejections from big agents. With a crushed… Continue