Remember I was talking about a story I submitted to two magazines? I was discussing a moral dilemma about it here.
Well, I can now reveal that my story was...not accepted by the magazine that truly endeared me to them, but surprisingly my first reaction wasn't disappointment, as it has been up until now. In fact I found myself smiling when I received the email...
I've been on an emotional roller coaster ride with this story, I'll be honest, but somewhere along the way I realised that this time last year my writing would have been rejected straight away. Without a shadow of a doubt.
During the year I have progressed, getting to the 'honourable mention' stage of a competition, winning a small prize in a competition, winning second place in a competition, and now, being considered in the final round of publication for a magazine. No, I haven't had a short story published without it being through a competition, and no, this wasn't my lucky break.
But looking back, I can see that if I keep working, keep learning, and keep putting myself out there, it won't be long until I've jumped over that hurdle as well.
I was just reading a book that talks about making rejection a process and learning to embrace it and it sounds like you've done just that :)
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