That's all ....

I’ve been a submitting fool. My most excellent poet buddy, Kelly Russell Agodon, and I have been setting, meeting, and blowing away submission goals that we’ve set. It’s been so good to get back to writing. I’ve been working on some of my short fiction and sending that out, too. I suppose the proverbial shoe will drop when the rejections start to roll in. However, it seems that something’s changed this time around. I’m not going to let my submissions dwindle to nothing this time. Some advice I got awhile back was to have the next submission packet ready to go. Assume rejection and jump up and down for an acceptance.

One thing, the difficulty with having submissions drop down so low, is dealing with those five or so that are DIW. The OCD side, ok so it’s more than a side, of me hates loose ends. I mean really hates them. Yet, the introverted side keeps/kept me from sending out pleas for a response, when clearly the response is NO, Thanks! So I created a field for them and ejected them out of my Pending Submission report.

So, let’s see, what I’ve revealed about myself in these entries is that I’m physically shot, compulsive, introverted, dance a little jig when any praise comes along, and damned excited to be back working. That’s okay.

One last thing, oh, and it’s been a very long time since I’ve thought, said, felt these words, “I’m happy.”

That’s all. Just Happy. A simple peaceful thing to be.

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Posted by mybluemuse at February 5, 2004 8:19 PM