{"id":3181,"date":"2010-04-12T21:29:39","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T19:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=3181"},"modified":"2011-06-28T14:02:22","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28T12:02:22","slug":"so-how-do-you-like-your-rejection-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/so-how-do-you-like-your-rejection-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"So how do you like your rejection letters?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3183\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3183\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/so-how-do-you-like-your-rejection-letters\/rejection-letters_articleimage\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3183\" title=\"Rejection-Letters_articleimage\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Rejection-Letters_articleimage.jpg?resize=325%2C385\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Rejection-Letters_articleimage.jpg?w=325&amp;ssl=1 325w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Rejection-Letters_articleimage.jpg?resize=253%2C300&amp;ssl=1 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from http:\/\/www.elle.com\/var\/ezflow_site\/storage\/images\/elle\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This post has moved<a href=\"http:\/\/writing.pinartarhan.com\/how-to-handle-rejection-and-when-it-might-be-a-good-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rejection is not new to any career, but writers are faced with the situation much more often due to the fact that they have to keep pitching until at least they make a real name for themselves. 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