2 posts tagged “success”
Failure is inevitable... Show us some failure.
Submitted by Connie.
The funny thing about failure: it's usually indistinguishable from success until the last possible moment. All those sports success stories--just a heartbeat away from failure. It's the cruel thing about failure, too. You're ready to succeed, right up until the moment you're staring failure in the face. Writing is no different. There's every chance someone will want to publish your story/buy your book/offer you representation/give you an award, right up until they don't. As proof, I offer my current submission roster, as tracked on Duotrope.com.
Some days it's hard to stare that list down, and not necessarily because of the "Rejection, Form" entries. Often the "Pending Response" listings are harder to take. Success or failure waiting to happen.
In honor of your masterful defense, Master B., I have taken this photo of myself, posing with my own humble* Master's diploma. I hope when you receive your official sheepskin, you'll honor us with a similar post.
*My Master's degree is merely an MA in English, while Bobavey's degree is in something that made my head hurt when he tried to explain it.
