Dear friends, has this ever happened to you? You open your inbox, and low and behold, the moment you’ve been
DEAR AUTHOR,
THANK YOU FOR THINKING ABOUT ME FOR YOUR PROJECT (fill in title here). ALTHOUGH YOUR PROJECT SOUNDS INTERESTING, I REGRET TO SAY THAT I DON’T FEEL THAT I’M THE MOST APPROPRIATE AGENT FOR YOUR WORK. YA DA. YA DA.
HURTS RIGHT?
Now, what if they added this dude to the form rejection first . . .
Wouldn’t that take the sting out of the rejection?
I mean, how could you possible feel BAD after seeing him dance on your screen?
SERIOUSLY.
44 comments:
LOL, oh that would take the sting out of it, wouldn't it? Agents should make it compulsory ... ;-)
Hehe. That little dancing guy would make my day. :)
I'm not sure, Stina - I might think he was doing the 'Nanananabooboo' dance, and the rejection would sting even more ;)
He is cute, though!
Yep I'd appreciate that little dude dancing!! too funny!
Can you get them to add some music, too while you're at it? And not the sad what-did-someone-just-die instrumentals either...
Little Dancing Awesome Guy made my day. :) If I got a rejection, I'm sure he'd make it hurt less. :D
That little guy really made my day. Sorry about the rejection, ouch indeed. But you'll get there, the right one is just waiting out there for you :)
The form dancing turkey? I likes. Or maybe kittens - who could be mad at kittens? :) Hang in there - but I can tell you've already got the right attitude! :)
Sorry about the big R. They hurt no matter what but yeah, it'd help with a graphic like that!
That would take the sting out of the rejection! Whenever I get an email like that I sit at the computer and stare at it before I open it, because I know it holds so much for me.
LOVE this! Especially since I AM querying right now...
thanks for the head up on contests! And yes, oh, yes, lol the turkey would help!
Just so you know... I'm not querying right now. I just got inspired to write this post after seeing this dude. ;)
Nice contests, thanks for the links. And don't feel about about plugging, we all know how it works and want you to win too (unless we want to win ourselves that is)!
I think the turkey would take the sting out. Definitely.
Shelley
I dunno! I might think they were saying my project was a turkey! LOL
Very cute!
Ok, I'll be honest - I want to hit that dang turkey - grrrrrr ... ;)
Cute though he is, I think I'd feel the agent was sticking their tongue out at me and saying 'nerrrrrr!' if that accompanied the rejection! But someone above mentioned a kitten... now if it was a dancing kitten, then I might be ok about it. :)
If it came with every rejection I might start to hate turkey, or get some really irrational fear of thanksgiving! Oi! lol. Yay, links for more contests, have to go check em' out and see whats drool worthy :)
Haha I think a happy guy like that should grace all rejection emails, I think you're right the sting would be taken away, if only for a moment.
Great links!
Awesome contests! Sorry about the rejection. I'm not even sure if a dancing turkey would make me feel better...:)
Sorry about your bad news. I wish they bad emails would provide a hint to the content in the title--at least I coudl mentally prepare more.
Hey Stina,
I got one of those letters yesterday. *wipes a tear* Yes it hurts. I guess that's why we need a tough skin!
Thanks for the plug!
I think I'd think the turkey was mocking me. :)
Rejections hurt, but just makes us work all the harder!
Thanks for the contest links!
OMG - that's funny when it's not happening to you, but I would be crushed. CRUSHED! It's insulting/frustrating enough to get those sad rejection form letters, but to add a dancing animation to it? Ugh! Totally unprofessional and just mean.
*huggles* Thank you for including a link to my contest! :)
And that dude! Every rejection would hurt a lot less with him in it. :)
Just a happy face would help take the sting out of a form rejection. Thanks for all of the links!
Ha! Yes, I think it would work for sure!
Thanks for all the links, too! Super contests!
Never happened to me 'cause I haven't queried an agent, although I did get rejected for a writing opportunity recently. It does suck.
I'm not sure the dancing turkey would take the sting out. I might get agitated and want to KEEL it after a while.
Maybe a picture of a cute kitten? Speaking of which, my cat Severus (who is far from a kitten) says 'hi'...or 'feed me.' One of those two... >.>
♥
I agree with Janet. I might interpret the dancing guy as rubbing the rejection in my face. Hmm. Perhaps I'm a bit negative?
I LIKES the dancing turkey.
Sigh. Yes. having your dream agent turn you down hurts.
hahaha that would be AWESOME.
Haha, it would certainly take the edge off:)
And there's something for you on my blog, if you want it.
Love this!!! Thanks for making me laugh. :0)
I think he does look a little bit like he's doing the nanananabooboo dance, but he sure is cute! And thanks for the contest links, I'll check them out.
It's kind of like the famous dancing baby, only more fun! Thanks for the laugh!
That picture is too cute! Would definitely remove the sting. Whenever I see that an agent sent me a reply, I always wait a few seconds before opening it, hoping for a request or good news but preparing for a rejection.
I'm going the other way. I see the dancing chicken as making fun of me. "Thats right, we rejected you. Na na nah nah na!"
:)
I'm sorry about your rejection. That just stinks. Yes, it always takes away the sting when they are nicer.
I'm so sorry to hear your dream agent rejected you. But you know what, mine did too. Then I realized she wasn't my dream agent at all. I can't imagine being repped by anyone but Ken. Trust me, it's for the best, though the dancing turkey totally would have made it better! Speaking of contests, drop by my blog for my anniversary contest!
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