Rejection and facing my deepest wound

Rejection is part of the writing process. Rejection is normal. All writers face rejection. A famous author we all know was rejected multiple times!

These things are all true. And I have deep respect for the writers who went before me. I am glad they share their stories of rejection and make us all feel more positive about the whole submission process. But after a recent string of rejections, these commonly recited facts weren’t making me feel any better.