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ok_cpu

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8. Thank you for sharing.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 18, 2020, 11:35 AM

Dec 2020

I figure the first couple feel more personal than the rest if you keep at it.

I've tried to prep for rejection and not get discouraged by it. The waiting is proving tough. But, good advice upthread...move on and work on the next thing.

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For those who write and submit to journals, etc. may I despair for a minute [View all] ok_cpu Dec 2020 OP

Good for you! SheltieLover Dec 2020 #1

Thank you, I appreciate it! ok_cpu Dec 2020 #4

Keep writing. Can you submit more of your work into the market? Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #2

I do have a couple of WIP that I'm fixing up. ok_cpu Dec 2020 #6

Exactly. Do not sit around for 6 months waiting for feedback. Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #9

You may absolutely despair! Wheezy Dec 2020 #3

First, congratulations! ok_cpu Dec 2020 #7

The wait and the silence are agony, aren't they? Wicked Blue Dec 2020 #5

Thank you for sharing. ok_cpu Dec 2020 #8

What venue or venues did you use? (What's the word? Platform? Website? ???) nt AnnieG Dec 2020 #10