Dwelling On Rejections
By Jaymie Suh
@cherriefic (10399)
Philippines
November 1, 2017 3:51am CST
I have been doing a freelance writing for some time now. I know that rejection is a part of being a writer. However, sometimes it can get into my nerves. Sometimes clients seems to be just tripping with writers by rejecting their work. No matter how perfect it is, they can find a way to do this. Maybe it satisfied their ego and some of them are just fake clients pretending to find a content to buy.
But being a writer teaches me how to dwell in rejections and just let it pass. So what if they don't like my work? There are better clients out there anyway. Somehow, my articles will be approved. Rejection will not stop me from doing something I love to do. It even drives me to write about it.
No matter how other people tried to keep a writer down, a writer will still do what he supposed to do. Nobody's perfect and all the rejections can make us a better person. As one saying goes, the best thing about hitting rock bottom is there's only one way to go which is up there.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 17
It was hard for me to deal with too, when I first started with freelance writing. But I think it's something you get used to with time. 
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
Yeah, I guess that's really a part of it.
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@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
1 Nov 17
Virginia Woolf apparently papered her wall with rejection slips. However, I am loathe to do any more writing for one site. Too many times they agreed what I said was written well, but the client was just plain rude. I am seriously discouraged. However, I write a lot of other stuff.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
It's better to find other places to write. Doing it in one website can be frustrating.
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@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
2 Nov 17
@cherriefic I do not limit myself, but these days I refuse writing for peanuts unless I write for my own enjoyment.
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@annierose (21977)
• United States
5 Nov 17
Just take it as a challenge and a way to improve yourself more on your writing. Did the client explain why the written work was rejected? I hope they leave an explanation and not just merely rejecting one's work. Writing is a skill. That means, it is not an easy task. I salute all people who can write well.
@annierose (21977)
• United States
6 Nov 17
@cherriefic Oh, we just cannot please our clients as much as we would like to. Anyway, I think you deserve someone better.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
6 Nov 17
Usually, the comment I get is that they just don't like it. They are looking for another way of writing. That's hard to gauge.
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@RasmaSandra (97954)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Nov 17
You say that very well. Writing online has many ups and downs. The best days I have are those when I take a look at positive comments about my work. Then there is the other side which I have also done content writing work. There is a lot of what you say about rejections it suddenly seems no one is happy with the work done and they insist on how it should be done and I sometimes would love to say if you know better do it yourself.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
Exactly my point! If they know better, why not write it themselves?
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
1 Nov 17
Most everything I read or watch and learn about comes from people who are down to earth and imperfect as all get out. I like it and I will not reject anything that is both sincere and true. As for writing, I don't look to get rejected as I don't attempt to get anything published beyond e-book format.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
Good for you. Maybe doing an e-book is a better idea than writing articles for clients.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
1 Nov 17
@cherriefic A lot more people are using mobile tablets and their wireless phones to read texts from e-books so it is readily available. Try out Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing if you don't already know about this.
Get help publishing on Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), a fast, easy and free way for authors and publishers to keep control and publish their books worldwide on the Kindle and Kindle reading apps.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
its always been part of our career, rejection is part of it. I also have the share of rejections.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
Yes it is. We just need to get used to it.
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