The Art of Never Giving Up

HowlRound: Last week was one of those weeks where a handful of organizations decided to send out their rejections on the same day, a sort of kick 'er while she's down conspiracy. I'm fairly adept at bouncing back from the steady trickle of gracious declinations or outright refusals, fueling up on the intermittent yeses or waitlistings or finalings. But lately, more frequently than ever before, I have days where I think: might it be better if I turn my focus elsewhere?