Rejection? I mean, look in any library, millions of published authors all making no money save six or seven. (King might be one. Though he cannot write for toffee, but has great plots.) You're a writer. I read you. I enjoyed and was intrigued at what you wrote, and learned a considerable amount about you. If your children love you, you're there, Alison. You're at the top. Good luck on being just another one on a library shelf. I'll follow you till you achieve that.