Rejection. We've all experienced it as creative artists in one form or the other -- an audition, a writing gig, a competition, graduate school, a spot in a dance ensemble. It hurts. It stings. The rejection is hard to take because we NAILED it. We gave it everything. We rehears​ed, we practiced, we studied, we even sized up our competition and reminded ourselves of what not to do. Our past accolades gave us the confidence to push it even further. And then, you see the words.