ABSTRACT
Rejection is a normal part of the publishing process. A rejection of one's work is not a sign that one is a bad person or that one's work is garbage. The work may be rejected for any number of reasons other than its quality. For example, perhaps the editor doesn't think it fits their journal or series, or maybe they have just accepted something very similar, or they don't see the work as commercially viable for them. Also, rejection always comes with information — sometimes only a little, sometimes a lot — and that is invaluable information one probably couldn't get any other way. Writing is always intellectually demanding, but, as with any skill, regular practice leads to fluency.
