Rejections -- Why?

[Gyppo]

As Matt said.

A personalised rejection means what it said.  Someone actually took a minute to offer encouragement.  Suggests they took time to read it as well, even if they realised party way through it wasn't for them.

See it as a fish which got away.  The bait was good and the hook was in for a while.  You just need to find another fish ;-)

Gyppo

[Daniel J. Pitcher]

Matt- It was for a novel and you're right about the gold dust! This rejection shall take pride of place in my special drawer, on top of all the standard ones, lol.

Gyppo, I like the fishing analogy and well done for avoiding the 'plenty more fish in the sea' cliche!  

I'm loving the way I'm so needy that a little encouragement has me gushing like a little schoolgirl. It's like I'm a writer or something...

[Matt Walker]

Agents and publishers hardly ever take the time to personalise selections, so that's great encouragement.

[Alice, a Country Gal]

My first rejection letter was one of the standard type. It was for a short story and I have kept it along with the story for years now.

Any time I need a real boost, I pull that story out and read it then bask in the knowledge of how much my writing has improved since then.  

[Biola]

Now I am learning quite a lot from the comments. Must have had MWC as my god parents as I am yet to experience that level of rejection. Came to MWC for training and it paid off.
biola