Years ago, I had a friend who was desperately trying to get a book published.
Every time she sent her manuscript out to yet one more publisher, she’d get her hopes up.
“This one could be the one,” she’d tell me.
But it was never “the one,” and she continued to get her manuscript returned, albeit always with a kind rejection letter attached.
She tried to stay positive, but with constant rejection, it began to tax her faith.