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August 05, 2006
Feeling So Rejected
I just got the third decline in as many days. One story was declined in a matter of hours. How crazy is that? I submitted it late one night and it was rejected by the next morning. Another was from a major market who held onto the sub for nearly three months, causing me to have wild hopes, then rejected it right at the point where I could have assumed it was lost in the mail and resubmit it.
My thoughts right now are very much along the lines of “Who am I kidding? I should just get a job.” But maybe all writers go through that. It’s probably at least the hundredth time I have felt like giving up on writing.
I’m sitting here trying to come up with a way to drown my sorrows that doesn’t involve spending a lot of money or consuming tons of excess calories. While it seems in the moment that a very large hot fudge sundae would make me feel oh so much better, I think I am going to try a swim instead. I just hope the pool isn’t too crowded.
Posted by Selena at August 5, 2006 02:25 PM