It’s been weird lately.
I want to cry about this to everyone who’d listen, but I know I shouldn’t. Nobody needs my crap, my sadness, my rants. Anyway, rejection hurts. It is a scary space to inhabit and so damaging. I’m trying to focus on enjoying writing and believing in my projects, but the fear of not being good enough is taking hold of me. I’ll be fine, and I’ll shake it off, I promise. I just needed to talk about it today, here, in a place where I hope it bothers people less, or not at all. Nobody has to read this blog but me.
Sometimes, I feel like I should hide my feelings because talking openly about rejection probably makes people doubt me as much as the handful of agents who have rejected my work doubted me (well, they didn’t doubt me, they outright said no, next, bye. So yeah, good, right). It’s a weird world out there for YA SciFi, man.
I’m trying to improve my work.
I’m staying in the ring, fighting for it.
It is OK.
It will be OK.
I am fine.
This is the story of the little one who, against the initial rejections, made it, right? It’ll be epic, won’t it? I need to believe it’ll be.
It’s alright to be in that dark place. It’s okay to not feel okay & talk about it. We all have fears and every great legacy is built on a great response to failure. So don’t get sad if others aren’t able to comprehend the magic that dwells within you❤️. Thank you for sharing such an emotional post! According to your convenience please do read some of my writings would love to know what you think about them. 😊
I like the phrase, “Every great legacy is built on a great response to failure.” Thanks! I’ll check out your blog.
Thank you for respecting my request. I look forward to reading more of your writings in the near future. 😁🙏
Rejection hurts, and the worry that comes from rejection hurts more. Stay with it! The key to all things is persistence and practice. I’m rooting for you! 😘
Thank you so much! I’ll persist! It’s just hard to deal with the self-doubt and the pain. I’m sure this is a formative process, and that I’ll find my way. We’re all lucky to have one another!