The Colony

I'm sorry to hear that, Lex. But keep at it

Just keep going Lex, all you can do .. you will get there in the end!

badge of honor

Don't get downhearted.
The best piece of advice I've had -- it works for me -- is not to see each rejection as the ultimate disaster, though it may seem it, but instead as a prompt to send out another carefully researched query/submission.