1. 6 result(s) for “rejection”:

    toldorknown: “Rejecting Wrong Desires”

    toldorknown:

    “Rejecting Wrong Desires”

  2. 6 result(s) for “rejection”:

    Writing and Rejection.

    [First. Second. Then…]

    steampoweredmedia:

    Also, you want a great high? Get a great rejection letter from a place like Esquire. I did and do and I save them all.

    Somewhere, deep in our garage, I think I still have my first rejection from The Atlantic (ca. 1990). Blue embossed type on heavy card stock, if memory serves. Classy. Distinguished. Albeit, not signed.

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  3. 6 result(s) for “rejection”:

    Alternatively.

    You guys want an honest letter for a rejected submission?

    You bet:

    Hi,

    We didn’t ask for this, and it’s not good. We don’t want to publish it. Stop sending things. Seriously.

    Us.

    Or, of course, you could do what Exquisite Corpse used to do: post a list of the names of every submitter who should a) try again later or b) never ever send anything again. Talk about honest.1

    No, it’s not nice. But it is honest. And personal. Ish.

    I mean do you guys respond to every piece of unrequested information you’ve ever received with a personal note? Newsletters, ads, and spam, too? Really, you don’t? Wow. Callous. Poor caddying.

    Seriously, I don’t understand writers who get all butt-hurt about rejections. It’s like yelling at rain or gravity. It just is.

    It’s not your fucking allowance, guys. It’s business. Keep writing, keep submitting, paper your walls, and cowboy up forever. The only person who owes you anything is you. Maybe. If you’re lucky.

    1. Exquisite Corpse. Addendum (2009-10-29 05:35:13 -0700). Google reminds me that Exquisite Corpse’s infamous rejection feature was called, “The Body Bag.” Dark horse, that Andrei Codrescu. ↩

  4. 6 result(s) for “rejection”:

    The Zest of Yore - “The Rejects”

    Delightful. GbV’s Doug G. on guitar (and producing)

  5. 6 result(s) for “rejection”:

    Nicknames - Lostpedia

    Sawyer’s nicknames for people. Selected:

    • Charlie: Amigo, Babynapper, Chuckie, Has-Been Pop Star, Jiminy Cricket, Little Limey Runt, Munchkin, Oliver Twist, A Reject From VH1 Has-Beens, Sport, Tattoo, Three Men & a Baby (with Hurley and Aaron - “I counted Hurley twice”)
    • Hurley: Annoying, Avalanche, Barbar (mispronunciation of Babar), Gumby, Chicken Little, Deepdish, Ese, Grape Ape, Grimace, Hammo, Hero, Hoss, Hulk, International House of Pancakes, Jabba, Jumbotron, Kong, Lardo, Mongo, Muttonchops, Montezuma, My Roommate, Number One Draft Pick, Pillsbury, Pork Pie, Rerun, Sabu, Snuffy, Stay-Puft
    • Kate: Baby, Belle of Ball, Boar Expert, Freckles, Girl, Hon’/Honey, Kiddo, Magellan, The Mighty Huntress, Little Lady, Pippi Longstocking, Puddin’, Sassafras, Sheena, Shortcake, Sugarpop, Sweetcheeks, Sweetheart, Thelma, Timmy (from Lassie), Tinkerbell, Woman

    I’m with Scott: today, you’re all “Kenny Rogers.”

  6. 6 result(s) for “rejection”:

    List of characters in “Slacker”

    Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
    Taxi Driver
    Roadkill
    Jogger
    Running Late
    Hit-and-run Son
    Grocery Grabber of Death’s Bounty
    Officer Bozzio
    Officer Love
    Street Musician
    Walking to Coffee Shop
    Espresso Czar / Masonic Malcontent
    Giant Cappuccino
    Dostoyevsky Wannabe
    Looking for Missing Friend
    Been on the Moon Since the 50’s
    Tura Satana Look-Alike
    Co-op Guy
    Bush Basher
    Comb Game Player
    Sadistic Comb Game Player
    Ultimate Loser
    Stephanie from Dallas
    Papsmear Pusher
    T-Shirt Terrorist
    Anti-Traveller
    Wants to Leave Country
    Sidewalk Psychic
    Devoted Follower
    Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
    Two for One Special
    Has Change
    Traumatized Yacht Owner
    Cranky Cook
    Paranoid Paper Reader
    Recluse in Bathrobe
    Shut-in Girlfriend
    Peeping Kid
    Coke Machine Robber
    Budding Capitalist Youth
    Coke Heist Accomplice
    Jilted Boyfriend
    Guy Who Tosses Typewriter
    Based on Authoritative Sources
    Has Faith in Groups
    Street Dweller
    Conspiracy A-Go-Go Author
    Nova
    GTO
    Hitchhiker Awaiting ‘True Call’
    Video Interviewer
    Video Cameraman
    Sitting at Cafe
    Hit Up for Cigarettes
    Video Playing Store Security
    Shoplifter
    Old Anarchist
    Anarchist’s Daughter
    Burglar
    Get-away Accomplice
    Cadillac Crook
    Video Backpacker
    Slapping Boyfriend
    Choking Girlfriend
    Disguntled Grad Student
    Having a Breakthrough Day
    Teacup Sculpter
    Working on Same Painting
    Card Playing Waiter
    Cafe Card Player #1
    Cafe Card Player #2
    Scooby Doo Philosopher
    Papa Smurf
    Questions Happiness
    Has Conquered Fear of Rejection
    Smoking Writer
    S-T-E-V-E with a Van
    Doorman at Club
    Bike Rider with Nice Shoes
    Cousin from Greece
    Sitting on Ledge
    Handstamping Arm Licker
    Pixi-Visionary
    To Be Buried By History
    Going to Catch a Show
    Band Playing at Club
    Dairy Queen Photographer
    Anti-Artist
    Late Night Pick-up
    Watching Early Morning TV
    Old Man Recording Thoughts
    Post-Modern Paul Revere
    Super 8 Cameraman
    All-Night Partier
    Convertible Driver
    Day Tripper
    Tosses Camera Off Cliff

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