Call For Submissions — Who, or What, Do You Turn To in the Face of Rejection

You’ve heard this before and you’ll hear it again: rejection is part of writing. Hearing “no” over and over again is almost like a right of passage.

But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt. Every no takes something from you emotionally and you need to build yourself back up to give it another try. For this week’s writing prompt, we want to know who or where you turn when you’re trying to get over rejection.

Is it a friend? A family member? Do you journal about it? What is the key to helping you not feel so deflated that you completely give up?

Same rules as always:

• You can submit to this or ANY of our past writing prompts. Just scroll through our previous newsletters. They’ll be marked “Call for Submissions.”
• If you’re already a writer for CRY, go ahead and submit.
• Be as creative as you want in your submissions. As long as you stick to the topic, we’ll consider it.
• Just because you submit doesn’t mean we’ll post. If you haven’t heard back from us in three days, consider that a pass.