Pitching and Rejection: What You Need to Know
The first rule of creating content – smutty fiction, personal sex blogging essays, or topical and newsy ideas – is the same for everyone. You will be rejected. At some point, at some time, someone (or many some ones) won’t like your ideas, thoughts, or musings. It’s the nature of the creative life. But there’s something especially difficult about putting yourself out there and suggesting an idea (ya know, when you pitch something) and having it rejected. It hurts and, for many of us, it can be soul-crushing. The common wisdom is to “develop a thick skin” and while that’s...