In his book Wealth of Words, author Amit Kalantri says, “All my problems bow before my stubbornness.” I relate to this sentiment. As a writer, all my rejections bow before my stubbornness.
I remember my first non-publishing rejection. It was a Saturday. A couple of talent scouts descended on a shopping mall, perched at desks behind rigid dividers. They were casting for commercials, the large sign had said.