Had a wonderful weekend. Despite the complications now setting it (3 more doctor appointments this week), I'm back to work. We've also had reason to celebrate. One of my submissions has changed status to "In-Progress."
May not sound like much, but it's not a "no." So, I take it as a victory. One of my other submissions has passed the average response times. So, as it takes longer to get a "yes" rather than a "no," I'm very happy. And we've celebrated both this weekend.
If any come back rejected, I'm not going to take it personally. Rejections happen. This is a business. And markets tend to be fickle things.
Not saying it wouldn't hurt. It would down right suck, yes. But, it's not the end of the world. If one publisher does not want the piece, another will.
That's not really rejection. That's door to door salesmanship.
Rejection, I've learned, is having family read the work and saying, "yeah, it's good, I'll read the rest when you have a publisher." So, I'm not good enough until a stranger says so??? (I remember standing there, slack-jawed, "but that is the rest of it.") That's rejection.
Publishers are much more civil.
So, I will take the small victories. Every day without bad news in the box is a good day. And I will keep my head up, stories coming, and submissions rolling. Publishers do not make it personal. It's just business.
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