So you’ve submitted a manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal. Hard part? Check! Most difficult part? Mmmmm…probably not.

When a selection of your peers, who are also experts on the topic in your manuscript, review your work, and you’re unprepared for their comments, it can feel devastatingly personal. Why did I even write this? I feel like I am starting over again. 

Receiving peer review feedback is a gift. It means you’re still in the process in some way (even if your peer review results in rejection), and it doesn’t need to feel like a gut-punch. I have several tips in this 3-minute micro-course to help spur you in the process.