3 posts tagged “vacation”

I got my second rejection today. They were quite nice about it, of course. I got an email saying that they didn't have space for the piece. I would like to know if that's a euphemism for "we don't think it's appropriate for this particular issue," or "your writing isn't quite good enough for our publication, keep trying," or "your writing really sucks, don't send us any more." Because I know it's one of the above. I sent it in more than three months before the issue comes out. I wonder how many submissions they get for each issue. I'm going to be irked(to say the least) if I read the issue and feel like my writing is better.

In the meantime, I end up feeling quite discouraged. What will it take for me to get published? How many rejections? Can I deal with it if I keep getting rejected? That is one of my big concerns, honestly. I worry that I will end up feeling like my writing is not good enough. My voice is one in the midst of thousands. I have to be super spectacular. But hey, Stephanie Meyer got published--why can't I? And I read an awful children's book yesterday. I can write better than that! I've got to ignore the rejection and keep on keepin' on.

Sounds like the people downstairs are watching a soap opera! LOL.

So, I'm going to pack up my things for my awesome cruise to the Bahamas. I have my clothes laid out and just have to put them in my suitcase. I am sure I will have at least a thousand emails to read when I get back. We are planning to get a wireless card once or twice during the week, but internet access is too expensive on the ship. I will be taking a million and a half pictures, and I'll be sure to share them when I get back, too!

So, my dad has spring break in a couple of weeks. I'm really the only one free to go traveling with him. Well, now that my cousin has moved in, she could. She's afraid to ride the bus, though, so I doubt she'd make it onto an airplane or a boat. We've been looking at the cruise options as well as possibly going to Berlin. The cruise would be pretty cool, but I'd probably rather go to Berlin, even though it will be chilly. He called tonight and set all of this off. Now, it's 1:30 in the morning and I can't write. I need to whip out a thousand words or so, but I've totally lost the thread of my story. It's gone, whoosh. Mostly when I've been writing, I visualize a scene in my head and then write it. I can't visualize anything but how frakking awesome it would be to go to Berlin.

I guess I'm going to go read for a while, then either go to sleep or come back and do some writing if my head settles down.

I've been checking the website not quite daily, but fairly frequently lately.  I'd had to re-send my undergraduate transcripts to them, and they got them on Monday.  I checked today, and my application had been approved!  What a relief!  That's one less thing I have to worry about. 

But wow, it makes it so much more real.  Two more months now.  Less than, I think.  Only a month of school left, then vacation!  Crazy.  I'm so jealous--my family's already finished, or will be in a couple of days.  Nowhere near as long as me.  It will go by in a heartbeat, I'm sure.

One of my coworkers is also leaving, joining the Peace Corps.  She's having a much harder time of it than I am.  I'm mostly happy.  She's been really sad.  She's not only leaving her job, she's leaving her family as well.  I absolutely adore her, admire her, and will miss her next year.  It's really hard for me to see her unhappy. 

I actually had a pretty good day yesterday.  I didn't stress out about the creative writing class.  We told ghost stories.  I don't personally believe in ghosts, but something I've learned about the Hispanic culture is that they do, and they're absolutely fascinated by it.  They are so quiet when you tell ghost stories.  It's the quietest they've been all year long.  Awesome, and a great finish to the week.