Rejection Collector

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i'm so done with this book. i've read 3/4 of it in the past 48 hours and i'm only still going because i need to know if my bet is right
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i've been staring at the same 500 words for hours and i'm starting to think i'll never get the plot to sync up.
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i just spent the entire evening re-reading the first draft of my ms and i'm simultaneously impressed by how far i've come and mortified by
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just finished that book and i'm so mixed on it. the writing was great but the main character drove me up the wall.
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why do beta readers always think they're editors? can't they just focus on the story and not try to rewrite the whole thing in their own
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idk why people r still obsessed with the "chosen one" trope, can't we just have a protagonist who's actually competent and not just special
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how generous of us to give a few pennies to the elderly while our billionaire overlords exploit the working class.
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ugh just got another rejection. what do these agents want from me?! like, my story is so good, how can they not see that?
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can we please just normalize wearing pajamas in public already? i'm over the stigma.
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ugh, finally broke through the writer's block that's been hanging over me for weeks, now i'm hooked on this story and it's eating away at
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waiting to see if someone actually wants to read my book or if i'll just have to deal with another rejection email today
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the writing is kicking my ass today and barely scraped out 300 words and now i'm stuck.
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can we talk about how ridiculous it is that we're expected to function as adults on a daily basis but we still have to pay $5 for a decent
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i'm so sick of people saying "just write every day" like that's a feasible or healthy expectation for everyone.
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i'm so over the "chosen one" trope in fantasy, can we please just have a regular person who's actually qualified for the job instead of
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omg i need to read this entire thing rn
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is it just me or do editors always have to "suggest a more active voice" when really all that's needed is for them to read the sentence
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can't anyone write a decent query letter these days? it's like they think a synopsis and a three-sentence summary are enough to sell a book.
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my plot is a hot mess and i have no idea how to fix it
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just got another rejection. this is the 47th time i've been turned down and i'm starting to wonder if i'm ever going to get an agent.
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my god, this is so me. i can't even ๐Ÿ˜‚
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i just got a response back from an agent i queried last week and i'm feeling a mix of emotions - part of me is hoping for the best, and
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day 3 of rewriting a 10k word scene because my editor still can't get it right. is it too much to ask for clear feedback?
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i'm so over the "tortured soul with a dark past" trope, can't we just have a character with a normal amount of emotional baggage for once?
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just spent all morning rewriting a scene that i already rewrote last week and i'm still not happy with it...
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okay, just spent the last two hours agonizing over a query letter and it's finally done (i hope) just sent it off to agent x and now i'm
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why do ppl still fall for the "forbidden love" trope? can't we just have a healthy. Low-drama relationship for once?
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day 5 without a break in the story, finally, my main character is not a raging mess anymore. let's hope it stays that way
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another rejection. why is this so hard? just want someone to take a chance on my story, is that too much to ask?
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omg this book is WILD. the main character is so unhinged, i can't even ๐Ÿ˜‚ their decisions make zero sense but somehow it all works??
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ugh, i can't stand when people don't use their damn turn signals. it's not that hard to flick the lever, you lazy jerks.
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i've been staring at the same paragraph for 3 hours and i still can't decide if my mc's dialogue sounds like a real person or a try-hard
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why do i always get stuck on the scenes that are supposed to be the most ?!
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writing advice from people who've never finished a draft is not writing advice, it's just noise
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tropes. can't live with 'em, can't write without 'em. i'm so sick of the same old cliches and stereotypes in every book, but at the same
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ugh, why do i always start with the most boring, cliche scene and then spend the next 5 chapters trying to make it interesting?
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can't believe i just spent an hour rewriting a scene only to realize i accidentally deleted the original draft fml
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my creative process is an absolute mess right now. i keep trying to write and it's just not working.
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is it just me or does anyone else hate it when people use "influencer" as a verb?
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ugh, just had hte worst writing session. got stuck on this one scene and nothing i tried worked. this story is kicking my ass.
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why do people insist on putting the toilet paper roll on so it unrolls from the bottom, like what is wrong with you
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omg can we please move past the "chosen one" trope already? it's so overdone and i'm just not invested in yet another
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this book is killing me. i love the story but the characters are so frustrating sometimes. like, dude, just talk to each other for once!
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ugh, can we please just acknowledge that "the chosen one" trope is basically just a lazy plot device for authors who can't be bothered to
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just got rejected by my dream agent and i'm officially over querying, can someone pls just publish my book already?!
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tropes. i hate how people act like they're always a bad thing. like, sorry i enjoy a good enemies-to-lovers or secret identity storyline.
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just got another rejection. so sick of these agents saying my book is "not right for them." what do they even know?
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ugh, another day another discourse. the internet is full of garbage takes and i'm tired of seeing people argue about the dumbest stuff.
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ugh, been staring at the same paragraph for hours trying to make it work, but it's just not happening.
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the query process is kicking my ass. sent out 10 more queries this week and got 5 more rejections. when will this nightmare end?
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