Not just for authors.
When I, as an author, receive a rejection, I am upset. Not upset enough to write and tell that so-and-so editor she will rue the day she rejected
me. I still record it in my handy-dandy submission log, give a little sigh, and (hopefully) move on to the next project.
Because I'm such a stickler for guidelines (read 'em, people!), I don't have several e-publishers looking at one manuscript at one time. I follow guidelines to the letter, and my fingernails pay the price until I receive word.
Take now, for instance.
There's a short story with my name (well, my pen name) on it in queue in an editor's inbox. The editor confirmed receipt with a short note that she'd get back in touch in July. July?!?! That's
weeks from now. But, editors are people too.
I hate writing rejections. Rejection is just so...ugh. Especially when I like a story. Those are the worst rejections to write, in my opinion. And I feel like a complete and total P. O. S. by saying "it's not right for us at this time" which, in all honesty, is the truth.
So the next time you're cursing an editor to high heaven for rejecting
you, take heart. Rejection ain't easy for anyone.