It came! I’ve been waiting and waiting and finally it came!
My first rejection.
Is it totally weird that I’m more excited that I got a rejection than an acceptance?
It is. I know it is.
But I sent the piece—a good piece, I promise; I wasn’t sending something crummy out with the sole aim of getting shut down—with this weird little hope that they’d say no. And they did. It gave me the chance to create a Rejections! file. I was really excited about it.
I think I wanted a first No Thank You out of the way before getting my hopes up on sending out other stuff. So now I guess that means I should gussy up another essay and see about getting it accepted someplace. Maybe someone will like it.
But if they don’t I’ve already got a home waiting for the rejection notice.
Cheers!
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2 comments:
WELCOME! You've arrived! I have a Rejection Binder with quite a few letters in it.
Those letters mean that at least we tried, and we're masochistic enough to keep asking for more.
Ah, the blood and tears of writing.
LOVE IT! I just received my first rejection as well and was equally excited - nice to know I'm not alone on this (the excitement, not the rejection). Cheers to you!
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