Comments on: Getting It: The Thing About Rejection

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:07:50 +0000

I discovered your blog just last week and love love love it. thank you for writing!

By: FoodCents

FoodCents — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:57:26 +0000

I finally got a chance to read your blog post, though you had already shared this WONDERFUL news with me.

My lil’ Hooker, I am SOOOO happy for you and this journey you are embarking on. Your passion for life just oozes through cyberland and now it is time to be able to share with THE WORLD this bad betty in book form. SOOO excited for everything that is happening and it brings a smile to my face everytime I think of what you are doing.

Rejection is painful, but as you point out, also part of life. It makes us stronger in the long run and gives us courage to figure out what it is we want and how we will get it.

XOXOXO

By: SoupDragon

SoupDragon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:35:54 +0000

Awesome! I cannot wait to read your book…

By: Hima

Hima — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:40:15 +0000

Congratulations, Rachel! Perseverance pays off!!

By: Cassie

Cassie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:23:19 +0000

congrats on getting an agent.. honestly, i just discovered your blog yesterday and have been really enjoying it.. i admire your positive energy, thanks for sharing this post and the stories of rejection.. sometimes we have to take that leap of faith and know that everything works out the way it needs to.. congrats and continued success…
.-= Cassie´s last blog ..Hard Time Focusing — Rambling =-.

By: Lexie

Lexie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:58:46 +0000

You're so incredibly inspiring! This post sounds all too familiar. I'm in the applying for internships phase of college right now and it's SO not fun. I'm getting thick skin though! Congrats! .-= Lexie´s last blog ..Prom Dress Shopping =-.

By: Angela @ A Healthy Fit

Angela @ A Healthy Fit — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:46:04 +0000

I'm just catching up on your blog and this is such awesome news. The first time I read your blog, I loved it. It's smart, different and doesn't just list out all the food you've eaten. I can't wait for your book, I would definitely buy it!! .-= Angela @ A Healthy Fit´s last blog ..Gardein of Eatin’ =-.

By: Bonnie Bucqueroux

Bonnie Bucqueroux — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:02:02 +0000

I well remember the day in December 2005 that I talked with Rachel about launching The Spartanette. We huddled at one of the lounge tables newly placed in the hallway, while she told me about her idea. I also remember the ferocity of the backlash against her blog from traditional journalists. Back then, the Society for Professional Journalists operated a listserv, so I posted a glowing notice the day The Spartanette launched. (One of her firsts post featured a picture of “bumpernuts” – the plastic joke she saw hanging down from a trailer hitch on someone’s pickup truck.) Much to my surprise, instead of praising Rachel for her innovative style and raucous sense of humor, the list members clamored for her head and mine. The consensus was that I should immediately remove her blog – and if I refuse, I should not be allowed to teach journalism anymore.

In the words of Sarah Palin, so how’s that “new media/blogs will die” thing working for you now, fellas?

What sets Rachel apart is not only her fearlessness, her abilities, and her skills, but her work ethic. Yes, she is talented – not everyone can do what she does. But she also works harder than almost anyone I know. She blogs, she tweets, she photographs almost everything she eats and shares the recipes. She networks, she hustles, she promotes, she consults. Marketing guru Gary Vaynerchuk, who took his family’s $4 million wine business to $60 million using new media, says that you have to work hard at making your passion pay off. Rachel is living proof.

Congratulations – well earned and well deserved.
.-= Bonnie Bucqueroux´s last blog ..MSU J School grad talks race and the New York Times =-.

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:48:45 +0000

Wow Rachel Congrats!!! That's such a huge awesome accomplishment! I'm so happy for you and can't wait to hear all about your book! .-= Jess´s last blog ..Global Warming, My Ass 6.66 Race Report =-.

By: Laura Georgina

Laura Georgina — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:42:49 +0000

It was a wonderful post to begin with, and totally hitting the spot for where I’m at right now, and then BAM! The clincher, the agent, congratulations, YOU ROCK!!!

I know there’s a ways to go yet with the book, but I know that you’ll get there because you’re so truly beyond talented and there’s justice in this world–and the world needs more sexy hip-stretch talk/kitchen dirtiness/general Rachel mayhem to be unleashed further and wider:-)
.-= Laura Georgina´s last blog ..In Which a Holding Post Is Required Due to Puerto Rico Fun-Having =-.