One of the greatest battles for any creative—regardless of their medium—is dealing with the rejection inherent in creativity. There are some fields where you can be definitively right or wrong: no matter what, the knee bone really is connected to the shin bone, after all. But creative output and creative value is highly subjective (and I even feel like that’s an understatement). I wish I could tell you that you’re never going to be rejected… But in all likelihood, you will. After all, as The Writing Cooperative notes: ‘For Writers, Rejection is a Way of Life.’ And that’s okay.  When Rejection Happens Creative rejection isn’t a given… if you never…