Monday, June 4, 2012
It's Official
Today, I became a professional writer.
Did I get that big payout for the next great American novel?
Not quite.
I received two nicely worded rejections on a couple of short poems I had submitted.
Now I understand how that feels. And I don't like it.
I also now understand what it's like to receive rejections without any explanation as to why. I mean, the poems didn't even rhyme, for God's sake. From what I've been reading, that in itself is enough to be accepted by some people. Sorry, that's a bit of a pet peeve for me, if you'll pardon the expression. They did express their appreciation and asked me to submit again.
I will continue to write, of course, and may submit to them in the future, should I write something I believe is appropriate. And I'm holding onto those poems. I might rework one of them and submit it elsewhere.
Oh, well. I must keep my perspective and keep trying...
© 2012 K. R. Smith
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Yes! The sweet song of rejection. You are a true writer now.
ReplyDeleteI actually crossed the line to professional when my sister gave me a 25 dollar Panera gift card for helping her do some writing for her blog. LOL :D Thanks sis! :P
I had to wait until I got home to reply. I can't reach my own website at work - it's blocked for security reasons... and I make too many errors using my phone's browser.
DeleteWow. $25 isn't bad for a little ghostwriting. Maybe someday I'll get paid for something I write, too. Or if I write really bad stuff, maybe they'll pay me to stop. Hey, I'm flexible!