Well, it's a half-truth, (my kids and I have been studying when Abram told a half-truth to the pharaoh of Egypt saying Sarai was his sister which was true, but she also was his wife.) We had a great little discussion on whether a half-truth is REALLY a lie, and if we speak against the truth are we speaking against Jesus who is the way, the truth, and the life?
But that's not the reason for this post. Though I've received many, many rejections in my writing life, this month I had to GIVE my first rejection. I never thought I'd have to sit down and write on of those emails that start like this...
Thank you for your submission, unfortunately it doesn't meet the criteria for our writer's guidelines...
Have you figured out what I'm talking about yet? It's a rejection letter for the Carnival of Christian Writers. While many people sent in wonderful and thoughtful posts, they were not about writing, the craft of writing or the struggle with writing, etc.
So you still have a chance to submit. Check out this link and send your post today! Only five more days until our very first Carnival of Christian Writers!
And don't worry, if you stick to the guidelines, chances are you WON'T get a rejection letter...from me!
2 comments:
Hmm, what does it feel like to be on the other side? Probably tough, especially if you have to do it over and over. I wouldn't be good at turning someone down, I'd be too worried about hurting their feelings. I suspect you cover yourself with much prayer:)
By the way, I applaud you for actually rejecting them. I think that it weakens carnivals to have people submit something about say, "How to Stop Smoking," to a Christian Writing Carnival (and yes, I've seen that sort of thing), but no one wants to hurt feelings. Rejecting based on "quality" is a different thing, that I don't think should be done, but on relevance--yes--that's the purpose of a carnival, to group like posts together. . . .
You still have mine, right? I sent it in sooo long ago, and didn't use the official form, so I thought I'd check.
Can't wait to read it!
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