This article really hit home for me as a graphic designer. Nearly every project I do has the potential for complete rejection from the client and there's often little rhyme or reason as to why. Sometimes it helps to look at the work and decide that if I'm happy with it and think it's well done, then that's good enough. And I'm very much looking forward to Fiend!
I often run things by my colleagues. The rejections that sting the most are when colleagues, whose work and opinion I value and trust, think the work good, but then the client disagrees. At least my projects only take a few hours to a few days, unlike a book that can take months or years. That must be draining after putting in that amount of time and effort.
So true what you said about the performing arts. Rejection was part of my normal workweek during my time as an actor, singer, dancer. The only mild respite was when I was peforming in a Broadway musical or the year I spent on The Love Boat. But even while on a TV series or big show, I was still auditioning for the next, which meant constant rejection. It prepped me for the writing biz.The rejections (even those micro rejections you mentioned... Arg!) still hurt. But as you said, I'm always on the look out for way to improve. Thanks for your post. But I have to say, looking at that all-star lineup with your name on the billboard...the horror community definitely has NOT forgotten about you! :D
I’m not a writer / actor but still , this article speaks to me. Thanks!!
Glad it could be helpful! The podcast is fun, if nothing else :-)
This article really hit home for me as a graphic designer. Nearly every project I do has the potential for complete rejection from the client and there's often little rhyme or reason as to why. Sometimes it helps to look at the work and decide that if I'm happy with it and think it's well done, then that's good enough. And I'm very much looking forward to Fiend!
Yes, it’s got to be just as hard. I guess graphic designers don’t sometimes run a work by a trusted colleague for thoughts, like writers do?
I often run things by my colleagues. The rejections that sting the most are when colleagues, whose work and opinion I value and trust, think the work good, but then the client disagrees. At least my projects only take a few hours to a few days, unlike a book that can take months or years. That must be draining after putting in that amount of time and effort.
So true what you said about the performing arts. Rejection was part of my normal workweek during my time as an actor, singer, dancer. The only mild respite was when I was peforming in a Broadway musical or the year I spent on The Love Boat. But even while on a TV series or big show, I was still auditioning for the next, which meant constant rejection. It prepped me for the writing biz.The rejections (even those micro rejections you mentioned... Arg!) still hurt. But as you said, I'm always on the look out for way to improve. Thanks for your post. But I have to say, looking at that all-star lineup with your name on the billboard...the horror community definitely has NOT forgotten about you! :D
It had to be brutal.