This was ideally timed after I had a pitch to a magazine I really respect rejected today with no explanation besides, "it's not what we're looking for." What's hardest for me are the hours lost laboring for something that goes nowhere. I can't help but lament/grieve that lost time, especially knowing it was time not spent doing other things I love (e.g., creating more stories, hanging out with my kids). I think community helps build that resilience we need to keep going, right? Having others who've walked a mile in our shoes and can say, "Yeah, been there, it's hard, they're the worst, we'll get 'em next time."
This was ideally timed after I had a pitch to a magazine I really respect rejected today with no explanation besides, "it's not what we're looking for." What's hardest for me are the hours lost laboring for something that goes nowhere. I can't help but lament/grieve that lost time, especially knowing it was time not spent doing other things I love (e.g., creating more stories, hanging out with my kids). I think community helps build that resilience we need to keep going, right? Having others who've walked a mile in our shoes and can say, "Yeah, been there, it's hard, they're the worst, we'll get 'em next time."