On the edge of this
chasm – wide and deep, opaque –
I cast pages forth.
***
(It’s been a while since I did this much submitting. It is scarier than I remembered. But on the upside, I am working towards that 2017 writing goal….)
First of Ten for 2017
Naturally, right after posting about not liking to make specific writing goals, I read something that convinced me to give them (or at least one in particular) another go.
Cheryl Klein, executive editor at Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic and author of The Magic Words, recently sent out her January newsletter. Among other things, she discusses New Year’s resolutions and writing goals – and among her suggested “experience” goals was one that resonated with me: get ten rejections. Klein talks about this goal in terms of bravery, which is definitely one aspect of it; but to me it also suggests productivity and perseverance, two qualities I’d like to cultivate in myself.
Plus, rejections are hard, even when they are expected; this goal turns at least the first ten into benchmarks.
So, without further ado: my goal for 2017 is to receive at least ten rejections of my creative work.
And I received the first today, 5 January.
slow growth in winter
