Beta Meets Rejection

Dear author Thank you for considering me,

That was the first line of the agent's rejection.

By now you'd think that the writer would be numb,

But every decline stings as bad as the very first one.

Days turn into the weeks, weeks into the months, 

This is not the right fit for me but the best of luck.

The road to publication is hard, hurtful, and very relentless,

It is these things that whisper to you, quit, stop this nonsense.

Half the battle is persistence and agents, like all humans, are bias,

So much hangs in the balances of personal tastes and preferences.

So I put on my big girl pants, and walk through this sea of fire,

I travel through my own personal hell with a smile on my face.

But why? Why am I so happy why am I so glad in this dark time,

It's simple, I know that I have the talent and tools to succeed.

How do I know you may ask and most certainly  want to know,

Non bias Beta readers is the answer that I give you today.

It is oh too easy to have those close to you rendering praise,

Have an open heart, an open mind and above all confidence. 

Take a deep breath and give a friend the first three chapters,

That friend gives their friend the chapters and your email.

Let the unbiased magic begin via email express,

Those not known by you will render the truth.

So if you are brave and not all who write are. 

Trusting another to judge is hard to accept. 

But the unknown eyes of my mystery readers are beautiful to me,

For they catch all the things that we as writers are too blind to see.

So rejection from an agent is hard and it hurts the pride, 

But praise from a mystery Beta reader is blissfully sublime.