tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post4074393018263197182..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: Holiday Hope & My REAL Rejection LettersProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-48600753179471208952012-01-03T14:38:57.043-06:002012-01-03T14:38:57.043-06:00LOVE this post, Hilary. I think stories like yours...LOVE this post, Hilary. I think stories like yours are SO important to share. They help others keep trudging through the muck of query/writing frustration. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-73078941160718970632011-12-24T12:32:39.958-06:002011-12-24T12:32:39.958-06:00THanks for the encouragement to keep going! Love h...THanks for the encouragement to keep going! Love hearing stories like these!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12093495142545698084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-34329589861540534562011-12-24T08:33:52.311-06:002011-12-24T08:33:52.311-06:00Liza, I know EXACTLY how you feel! You really just...Liza, I know EXACTLY how you feel! You really just have to shrug it off and keep going!<br /><br />Michael, I'm sending Billycan after you just for giggles! ;)<br /><br />Cari, you are so welcome!<br /><br />Kelly, yes! If it hadn't happened for me when it did, I'd still be trying! MUST. GO. AFTER. DREAM. !! ;)<br /><br />Matt, I started my search, right when agencies were starting to go virtual. You should have seen my stamp bill!<br /><br />Susanne, you are so welcome! I wanted it to hit as many folks as possible!!<br /><br />HAPPY HOLIDAYS & HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!!<br /><br />xoxo -- Hilary<br /><br />Caroline, I had no idea! It's funny how you always think other people probably had it easier, then you hear their story! No one has it easier!!!Hilary Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199287020561210673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-33104648715093917672011-12-23T17:39:33.958-06:002011-12-23T17:39:33.958-06:00LOL, when I saw the picture, I said to myself that...LOL, when I saw the picture, I said to myself that I just saw it on Hilary's blog. Now I know why I saw it here, too. Thanks for a great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-82343098806979308752011-12-23T17:06:21.773-06:002011-12-23T17:06:21.773-06:00Yay for you Hilary! I save every rejection I ever ...Yay for you Hilary! I save every rejection I ever get too, though I've only ever received one paper letter.<br /><br />Happy Holidays!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-48690523702575684362011-12-23T13:33:01.977-06:002011-12-23T13:33:01.977-06:00When Miss May hits the shelves next month, it will...When Miss May hits the shelves next month, it will mark fourteen years of writing with an eye toward publication. 14! So glad I kept plugging away, hoping beyond hope that the next story/editor/agent would be the one.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-23770239268421263582011-12-23T11:11:20.954-06:002011-12-23T11:11:20.954-06:00Hilary- thanks so much for this post. Good thing t...Hilary- thanks so much for this post. Good thing there's a distinction between discouragement and giving up! Merry Christmas!Kelly Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324622421797199560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-90912181798129185762011-12-23T10:01:38.283-06:002011-12-23T10:01:38.283-06:00Needed this. Thanks! ~~Cari L. SadlerNeeded this. Thanks! ~~Cari L. SadlerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-72101591606253130502011-12-23T09:52:29.554-06:002011-12-23T09:52:29.554-06:00Just don't send Billycan after us! (Not that w...Just don't send Billycan after us! (Not that we're planning to give up, you understand.)<br /><br />Happy Holidays to you and yours, Hilary.Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-55691882984596071062011-12-23T09:44:20.613-06:002011-12-23T09:44:20.613-06:00That beautiful smile on your face says it all! My ...That beautiful smile on your face says it all! My motto is "perseverance is the act of true role models and heroes." And I often have to repeat it to myself during those tough times. Thanks for being a role model. Congrats and much success.Liza Wiemer (WhoRuBlog)http://www.whorublog.comnoreply@blogger.com