James Thurber, humorist, became one of the most important staff writers for "The New Yorker" magazine. Starting in 1926, he submitted over 20 pieces and received that many rejections. "My pieces came back so fast I began to believe "The New Yorker" must have a rejection machine," he said.
Thurber began working at the "New York Evening Post." He kept working on his humor. One night living in a basement apartment, he set his alarm clock to go off 45 minutes after he'd fallen asleep. In a drowsy haze, he wrote the first thing that came to mind. It became a story about a man going round and round in a revolving door, attracting crowds and the police. He eventually setting the world record for revolving door laps. It became his first piece to be published in "The New Yorker."
Questions about rejection:
How do you deal with the rejection aspect of writing? Do you send your work back out as soon as it returns? Does your humorous side kick in?
Share your ideas about dealing with the demands of rejections and your relationship to them.
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