“The art of the writer is to know the difference between the story that doesn’t sell
because it’s a lousy story, and the one that doesn’t sell because the editor is a
lousy editor.
Sure, try your story again if it’s rejected. But if it’s rejected everywhere, assume
there was some reason nobody liked it, and try another story … and listen to that
sneaking little voice that tries to tell you where that first one really fell apart.“
–Marion Zimmer Bradley