tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975475581904630119.post5779272237181955305..comments2023-08-14T08:03:12.027-07:00Comments on Blue Positive: What to Do With Rejection SlipsMartha Silanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16486148374821966457noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975475581904630119.post-55055197003047380052010-02-12T20:52:57.813-08:002010-02-12T20:52:57.813-08:00Another use: Twist in the middle to make a bow, an...Another use: Twist in the middle to make a bow, and it becomes a cat toy. (My cat is currently LOVING these.)<br /><br />In my folder, I keep only those rejections that have a personal note on them. Otherwise, I'd need a larger house.Joannie Stangelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06006768246992875405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975475581904630119.post-90551270222666799812010-02-09T18:23:36.062-08:002010-02-09T18:23:36.062-08:00Tracey: I wrote this post to cheer up a friend who...Tracey: I wrote this post to cheer up a friend who got pelted w rejection slips. My goal was to get her to laugh and keep writing. My writer self agrees with you--I've kept all my rejection slips in increasingly thick folders--20 years' worth. Not sure what they've taught me--keep trying? Often it takes 6 or more times for a poem to get "taken." All those rejections make the "yes" all the more sweet.Martha Silanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486148374821966457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975475581904630119.post-19407917408258916402010-02-09T13:51:48.784-08:002010-02-09T13:51:48.784-08:00I am not missing your point, but honestly, I would...I am not missing your point, but honestly, I would keep them as a badge of honor. Rejection slips mean I submitted something. How cool would that be?Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502168917372783418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975475581904630119.post-20503284400820104342010-02-08T19:04:06.372-08:002010-02-08T19:04:06.372-08:00Thanks, Susan (though no offense to fine mag edito...Thanks, Susan (though no offense to fine mag editors such as yourself!). xo mMartha Silanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486148374821966457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975475581904630119.post-77909497487530802172010-02-08T15:43:02.669-08:002010-02-08T15:43:02.669-08:00I love this! And yes, they should have written &qu...I love this! And yes, they should have written "we are so stupid."<br />I might have to borrow this soon!Susan Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.com