“You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you’re working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success—but only if you persist.” – Isaac Asimov
It’s been a crazy week.
The penultimate essay—my best work yet—came back rejected. Again. The New York Times liked it, but couldn’t use it. Self had it under consideration for weeks before the editors finally decided it didn’t quite fit with the tone of the magazine. Washington Post’s editor said it was well-written. Even editors at O, the Oprah Magazine felt the need to send me a personal rejection and offered to look at more work.
11 rejections. Great feedback. All I need is one sale.
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