Posts in rejection

Musings

Writing through disaster?

Arlene Hittle -
Apr 22
The Boston Marathon bombing was a horrendous tragedy, and plenty of folks more eloquent than I am have expressed their […]
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Meg & MattQuery Lettersquest

Two rejections in two days

Arlene Hittle -
Apr 9
Now I remember why I’m so glad to be off the dating scene. Rejection hurts. A lot. I’m sure I’m […]
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Blind Date BrideMeg & MattProgressQuery Lettersquest

Writer’s roller coaster

Arlene Hittle -
Dec 8
An e-mail arrived in my inbox today with the subject line: “Your Submission: …” Since I was at work at […]
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Blind Date BrideStories

Pitch, anyone?

Arlene Hittle -
May 20
After reading agent Nathan Bransford’s blog post on the importance of having one-sentence, one-paragraph and two-paragraph pitches ready for your […]
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Blind Date BrideBree & MikeStories

Another milestone reached

Arlene Hittle -
May 3
The hits just keep on coming! That’s right. About 30 minutes ago, I put the finishing touches on the expanded […]
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ProgressQuery Letters

Another day, another rejection

Arlene Hittle -
Apr 16
I got another rejection from an agent this morning. I’m beginning to think I need to set Brad & Erin […]
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Cassie & DustinStories

Vacation!

Arlene Hittle -
Apr 8
My time away from the day job, fortunately, has not meant a vacation from writing. I must say I haven’t […]
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Blind Date BrideContestsProgressStoriesSynopses

Just wondering …

Arlene Hittle -
Mar 26
How long am I allowed to wallow in disappointment before it morphs into full-blown depression? Right now, I can’t seem […]
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Contests

The phone rang

Arlene Hittle -
Mar 25
My heart picked up speed when I checked the caller ID and saw a number I didn’t recognize. It raced […]
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ProgressQuery Letters

Thought of a great post

Arlene Hittle -
Mar 10
… But somewhere between sitting in traffic for an hour and driving up I-17 at 20 mph, I forgot what […]
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