
My friend wasn't being facetious. She just has the ability to laugh at things that don't go her way. I guess that's why I like to laugh at rejections. It's good therapy in a tough world, and some of them really are funny. You can read about my funniest rejections, but last night I got to thinking up more.
I once had twelve picture book manuscripts rejected in one hour, by telephone. That's an average of one rejection every five minutes – an all-time record! I've had manuscripts accepted in three days and others after 125 submissions. When I wrote a chapter book about my parakeet, Winky Blue, my editor at the time told me it was too slight for a book, and would make a better magazine article. But Mondo Publishing accepted it, and then asked for five more.
What is your funniest or most entertaining rejection? Please leave a comment and tell us about it! Then hopefully you'll soon be smiling about an acceptance.