Bryn Hagan created a forum thread: Flattering rejection letters
Over 12 or so years, 2 published books, and 2 more in the works, I’ve had nearly 200 rejections from publishers and agents, and I can count on one hand how many have actually complimented me ie 3. In fact they were very flattering about my writing, which was encouraging, and they said they would be willing to look at further work of mine.

So, the question is, do they mean what they say? I’ve heard it said that agents/publishers don’t waste time with nice comments about writing if they don’t mean it. So I’m curious what you guys think.
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Bryn Hagan sent an update for The Bully Book

Another rejection from a very reputable literary agency, although they did say that I could write, and would welcome any further submissions from me. I suspect they’re just being polite, the bastards.

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