Greg Pincus (a name from my California days) posted on his blog, The Happy Accident, about a picture book author who has received favorable rejections about a unique non-fiction picture book. In the industry, a favorable rejection basically means a personal letter from an editor that says, “This is really a good manuscript, but is not right for us.” Sometimes they give a reason (we just published a book on this topic) but most often they don’t. Compared to a photocopied rejection letter that’s been recopied so many times it’s gray and crooked on the page, a personal rejection …

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