tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post7221004630907228671..comments2009-10-27T20:39:57.182-04:00The Rejectionisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06092116746268072592noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-38081968380098598522009-10-27T20:11:38.807-04:002009-10-27T20:11:38.807-04:00Wow, thanks. This puts a lot of creative rejections I&#39;ve been dealing with from jobs, friends &amp; family in perspective.LSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00545517903645390857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-15727636671918599582009-10-27T18:25:34.943-04:002009-10-27T18:25:34.943-04:00One day, editors will kick themselves for not taking my Ms. <br />One day . . .Amber Argyle-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-23100202254624093072009-10-27T17:38:15.980-04:002009-10-27T17:38:15.980-04:00I received a copy of this letter when I purchased an Andy Warhol bag. Its interesting and pretty cruel, too.Jessica Secrethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050376800900424519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-29667413608176679672009-10-27T15:38:07.999-04:002009-10-27T15:38:07.999-04:00This is awesome!suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866855626210667678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-57333508443237898732009-10-27T15:31:06.452-04:002009-10-27T15:31:06.452-04:00Oh dear. I&#39;ve been hearing similar tales for awhile now, but seeing it in black and white? Ouch.<br /><br />Sure, he had the last laugh, as we all hope to do, but that still stings. He couldn&#39;t even *give* his work away for free. Sheesh!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11705320883615938075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-69318080679095116972009-10-27T14:52:59.928-04:002009-10-27T14:52:59.928-04:00Wow...maybe my kids will see my rejects posted on a wall and laugh one day. As long as it&#39;s not still MY wall. LOL!Sharlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00408617641382804904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-73472625422698368182009-10-27T14:35:07.157-04:002009-10-27T14:35:07.157-04:00The P.S. was the best part. Oopsie, MOMA!DebraLSchuberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238268767406623274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-15600717276218331792009-10-25T16:16:19.041-04:002009-10-25T16:16:19.041-04:00That is awesome - and yes, it makes that stack of rejection letters a *little* easier to bear. Just a little.worldofhiglethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09395655800027831396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-35398371198090182272009-10-24T05:22:45.559-04:002009-10-24T05:22:45.559-04:00That little P.S. is the extra kick when you&#39;re already down. What did they think he&#39;d do? Leave it there out of spite? Reject MY gift, will they? Well, I&#39;ll show them...grumble, grumble...it was a GIFT.<br /><br />Reminds me of a certain line from a certain rejection letter I received only a few months ago.<br /><br /><i>You are free to shop your story elsewhere.</i><br /><br />REALLY? I didn&#39;t know that. If you hadn&#39;t said anything I&#39;d be all worried that my story was in some kind of rejection limbo. Not only did you EFFING HATE my story, but you also, apparently, believe that I am a MORON. Thanks.Lydia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328254761920829040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-38181814533854368662009-10-24T05:00:27.810-04:002009-10-24T05:00:27.810-04:00Curious about Alfred H. Barr Jr.&#39;s career path after this letter. <br />But I can understand their decision who wants all that clutter?Lauri Kubuitsilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-1936522318023102622009-10-24T00:49:54.018-04:002009-10-24T00:49:54.018-04:00Thank you, Rejectionist. When I was a chauffeur, I drove Andy twice and the second time, we got to talk about lots of cool stuff, like when I was at Club Sept in Paris the same night he was. He wanted to know all the clubs I liked to go to. He was really nice and tipped me well. I picked him up at the same Lexington Avenue address, so he must have lived there a long time.Kylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627312129304745663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-84546178591840207102009-10-23T22:02:03.067-04:002009-10-23T22:02:03.067-04:00At least it was personalized. A real live person signed it. <br /><br />Whatever happened to that Warhol guy anyway?StephanieDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878618648199231444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-36306854435432384212009-10-23T18:26:32.927-04:002009-10-23T18:26:32.927-04:00JK Rowling was rejected by 12 publishers-- I wonder how those 12editors feel now?Christy Pinheiro, EA ABAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850543169226777317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-66156028571490984662009-10-23T17:44:29.750-04:002009-10-23T17:44:29.750-04:00Everyone faces rejection. Now I&#39;m sure of it.Crimeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011023963327391019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-84807375455060050652009-10-23T16:38:45.493-04:002009-10-23T16:38:45.493-04:00Very encouraging! Cool - thanks for posting this. :)Mirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558405035294107657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-53042359208727739452009-10-23T16:32:08.638-04:002009-10-23T16:32:08.638-04:00They must have been crazy. Who doesn&#39;t like shoes?Empress Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07712340272157084662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-32325630627391305242009-10-23T16:28:53.484-04:002009-10-23T16:28:53.484-04:00Ouch. Hindsight is a bitch.Jadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02444920778218867295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-54713953298005640812009-10-23T16:15:54.248-04:002009-10-23T16:15:54.248-04:00Damn. <br /><br />I&#39;m looking forward to the day when I can frame all of my rejections and laugh and laugh and laugh.K. M. Waltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167022736028223997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-66789354057737134162009-10-23T15:09:50.169-04:002009-10-23T15:09:50.169-04:00That is the ultimate rejection letter.<br /><br />Success is the sweetest revenge. <br /><br />I wonder how long it took Alfred Barr Jr. and his buddies to see their mistake.<br /><br />My verification word is:prepu<br />When you get a heads up that you are about to step in it.Marsha Sigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-4160612211990296322009-10-23T14:54:30.587-04:002009-10-23T14:54:30.587-04:00Dear Rej<br /><br />Nope. Didn&#39;t help.<br /><br />Dang.dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258261414344799869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-61769499208876034082009-10-23T14:51:47.553-04:002009-10-23T14:51:47.553-04:00Nice! I love reading about this kind of stuff. It&#39;s good to remember that even the masters of their particular craft were rejected at least once. <br /><br />Thanks for this!Emily Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06478461123707071108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-64025955604564399102009-10-23T14:33:42.064-04:002009-10-23T14:33:42.064-04:00It&#39;s tough when you can&#39;t give it away. Maybe they would have liked the picture of the soup can better...Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-58423593914685923652009-10-23T14:11:04.145-04:002009-10-23T14:11:04.145-04:00I wonder if later the committee went around slapping each other and themselves for that decision.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09858789421494610124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-33305730209494716162009-10-23T13:57:30.747-04:002009-10-23T13:57:30.747-04:00Thanks for sharing this. Brought a smile to my face and a little ha ha laugh.<br /><br />Happy Friday.paulgrecihttp://paulgreci.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682617387341023338.post-2157545104031661582009-10-23T13:53:50.500-04:002009-10-23T13:53:50.500-04:00I feel heartened. Thank you!Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com