tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post9137089000900984336..comments2023-08-17T21:16:22.761+10:00Comments on Life In A Pink Fibro: Tips for writing features #6: Hide and seekallison taithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-24213204081077476342011-04-04T07:05:18.300+10:002011-04-04T07:05:18.300+10:00As I embark on a magazine writing course I am worr...As I embark on a magazine writing course I am worried about my thin, almost translucent skin. Agh! Can I handle that much rejection? <br /><br />It is comforting to know though, that others, better writers than myself, get knock backs or, in your case, Allison, ignored. I'm definitely going to keep reading this post over and over at those times. xxKim Hhttp://featherandnestkim.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-7302949269777614912011-03-27T17:54:30.858+11:002011-03-27T17:54:30.858+11:00Thanks for the reminder... I needed that.
*Telli...Thanks for the reminder... I needed that. <br /><br />*Telling myself to toughen up*SquiggleMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05094710479615479611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-2073993708932894872011-03-25T14:35:41.786+11:002011-03-25T14:35:41.786+11:00I find that if you stress yourself out so much at ...I find that if you stress yourself out so much at the prospect of sending the pitch letter that you end up with a fever and chills, cowering in the corner and snivelling like a baby, then you don't have to handle rejection at all!<br />It's a method that kinda, sorta works. All except for the earning money part.<br />Obviously I'm going to have to reformulate my approach to this (organising and reformulating are just code words for procrastinating and avoiding. You knew that, right?<br />Actually, truthfully, I don't mind rejection - it's failure I can't stand.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239525200765302921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-38611937181223303322011-03-25T14:22:42.940+11:002011-03-25T14:22:42.940+11:00It's a good thing I'm not aspiring to be p...It's a good thing I'm not aspiring to be published or even a writer. My skin is like tissue and I'd cry oceans with every rejection or non-reply.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-9434047849474622532011-03-25T13:37:26.988+11:002011-03-25T13:37:26.988+11:00Yikes! I'd definitely need to work on tougheni...Yikes! I'd definitely need to work on toughening up and not taking everything so personally!Jackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307287345268299072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-22706475093484482062011-03-25T13:20:11.815+11:002011-03-25T13:20:11.815+11:00I've been to busy polishing up pitches to repl...I've been to busy polishing up pitches to reply to this post. Thank you for the metaphorical kick up the rear I needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-76333739281749977182011-03-25T11:30:45.879+11:002011-03-25T11:30:45.879+11:00Crickets! Love that description.
Thanks for this p...Crickets! Love that description.<br />Thanks for this post Allison, reminds me to stay on track with a few goals at the moment.<br />xMegan.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03264440929071046671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-44373290187238174682011-03-25T08:58:12.487+11:002011-03-25T08:58:12.487+11:00This is timely advice as I embark on this scary ne...This is timely advice as I embark on this scary new road. Loving to write is one thing, being paid and published a whole other... and I'm not so sure my skin is think but I'm working on it.<br /><br />I'll take comfort from the fact even the best writers (you!) have to deal with rejection and that its not personal. Onward and upward you went and thank Goodness for that happy ending xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911678503912496884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-51483943348756601222011-03-25T08:14:47.034+11:002011-03-25T08:14:47.034+11:00The crickets are a major head you-know-what, but w...The crickets are a major head you-know-what, but when I was freelancing I really, really hated chasing invoices and negotiating rates. That to me was much much worse.Green Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307326788147301716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-2790308878952200432011-03-25T07:15:56.862+11:002011-03-25T07:15:56.862+11:00Oh man I hear you.
When I was peddling my manuscri...Oh man I hear you.<br />When I was peddling my manuscripts around the Australian publishing arena I grew Rhino hide. It didn't cover the hail damage on my arse mind you, but my skin got very thick. <br />When you get that big envelope back in your mail box with your own handwritten address on it with a returned manuscript, it sucks! <br />But I would always say to myself "every no is one step closer to a yes ...."<br />And yeah ... you can't quit. That's the only true way to fail ...<br />Congrats to you on another gig. Woot woot!!!Leanne @ Deep Fried Fruithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00886017636780724635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-43687581674862827262011-03-25T01:08:01.524+11:002011-03-25T01:08:01.524+11:00Those crickets are what bugs me most about freelan...Those crickets are what bugs me most about freelancing. One minute is all it takes to send a 'thanks but no thanks!'Christie - Childhood 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/03273633554293833746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-37450118054782966132011-03-25T00:38:47.477+11:002011-03-25T00:38:47.477+11:00I think journos need thick skin - full stop. In 2...I think journos need thick skin - full stop. In 20 years I didn't work for an editor who actually praised your work. You tended to hear from them when something was wrong. Not a nice place to be.<br />And I'm with you on the email thing - I always reply to emails. It's the polite thing to do.Nikki @ Styling Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190695242707409677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-83634044909394905572011-03-25T00:17:04.954+11:002011-03-25T00:17:04.954+11:00It all comes down to a certain kind of confidence ...It all comes down to a certain kind of confidence that says..I can do what I do well, a belief in the integrity of your work, or your product or your service. I'm glad you've got it!Naturally Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-87058769700751726222011-03-24T23:59:16.205+11:002011-03-24T23:59:16.205+11:00I was sure your story was going to end with the ed...I was <i>sure</i> your story was going to end with the editor jumping in and saying they wanted the story just as your withdrew it.<br /><br />Glad it had a happy ending anyway, though. ;)<br /><br />Like all freelancers, this is something I deal with on a weekly basis. Unless all I'm getting is rejections though (which did happen one month - the same month I returned to full time freelancing and moved to the other side of the world... a definitely blow for the self-esteem), I tend not to take it personally, though. Like you, I just keep reworking and resending the pitch until I find some place it sticks.<br /><br />And if the final product is something I can be proud of - and it usually is - the hustling is worth it.Rachel @ Musings of an Inappropriate Womanhttp://rachelhills.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-67969939036922404292011-03-24T23:14:44.666+11:002011-03-24T23:14:44.666+11:00Sage advice for life in general, Al. xSage advice for life in general, Al. xMaxabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761220164069379437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-60719407099113497012011-03-24T23:07:04.583+11:002011-03-24T23:07:04.583+11:00Scary... Not very thick skinned here... May have ...Scary... Not very thick skinned here... May have to delay freelancing for a wee bit until hide thickens...Princess Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428403547798565896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-23705363363723938422011-03-24T23:03:29.368+11:002011-03-24T23:03:29.368+11:00So true. And the thicker the skin, the longer you ...So true. And the thicker the skin, the longer you survive in the industry. And I think you've got yourself a good suit of armour. Necessary really. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345662692259541964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-47588999173376187012011-03-24T22:59:29.757+11:002011-03-24T22:59:29.757+11:00I think I'm far too sensitive to be a freelanc...I think I'm far too sensitive to be a freelancer ;)Lady Estrogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317661832390573264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-43792189821333312882011-03-24T22:53:54.259+11:002011-03-24T22:53:54.259+11:00I tell myself "They are not rejecting you. It...I tell myself "They are not rejecting you. It's not like you asked them out on a date or their hand in marriage..."<br /><br />All those crickets - Al - my first thought is that the email address may have changed? <br /><br />(See? Rhino skinned optimist, me...)<br /><br />xxDiminishing Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072304081006798910noreply@blogger.com