A very inspiring post, and I love the ongoing submissions + rejections count that you're doing, too! That's truly the only way to do it...I haven't done the 100-submissions-in-a-year thing yet, but when I managed to do 25 submissions in 2022, I got my first essay published in 2023. Dedication works!
It took me a long time to realize how much of a numbers game submitting really was. And it can be hard to keep up the momentum! Good luck with your submitting this year!
Love the way you've analogized learning the craft of writing to learning the building blocks of drawing. I also appreciate you modeling so much openness to various things. Openness to the value of learning basics from the outside in, but also honoring the value of one's inside-out process, even without formal instruction. Hope you continue to enjoy the drawing lessons!
A very inspiring post, and I love the ongoing submissions + rejections count that you're doing, too! That's truly the only way to do it...I haven't done the 100-submissions-in-a-year thing yet, but when I managed to do 25 submissions in 2022, I got my first essay published in 2023. Dedication works!
It took me a long time to realize how much of a numbers game submitting really was. And it can be hard to keep up the momentum! Good luck with your submitting this year!
Love the way you've analogized learning the craft of writing to learning the building blocks of drawing. I also appreciate you modeling so much openness to various things. Openness to the value of learning basics from the outside in, but also honoring the value of one's inside-out process, even without formal instruction. Hope you continue to enjoy the drawing lessons!
Thank you so much, Keith!