How important is it to have a story submission accepted and published? A book deal?
Don’t even really know within myself if I have what it takes to even continue pursuing this trail; talent, skill, expertise, personality, dedication, luck; all are vitally necessary–luck being one of the most important and elusive.
I do know that for me, receiving a letter that says I have been accepted for publication would make me happier and prouder than any college diploma at this stage of the game. But is the total involvement as fulfilling even without validation?
Been putting a lot of extra time into editing and rewriting, and yet something still tells me it’s not good enough yet. Every day I find more and better ways of revealing a story’s narrative. Words may as well fade or fall off the paper some of them have been so transient in living within the bounds of the work in progress.
So at some point in the next week or two, I must decide between Chebyshev’s Theorem and some people who have hung in there with me through the joys and sorrows of the past year. Who are anxious to have me set down their stories.
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology
I’ve been thinking about this for a while. They tell me that one’s worth is nothing until acknowledged by a worthy adversary. My mind is starting to believe it.