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Linda Meg Frith's avatar

Thanks for sharing. The rejections sting, but the finalists and honorable mentions are small victories, aren't they?

Nancy Sobanik's avatar

They certainly are! Thanks for reading and sharing your understanding the point of this post.

Justin Cory's avatar

Well said. And the road to mastering any craft is failing at it a lot before you know it well, and then realizing it was journey and not the destination that mattered all along

Nancy Sobanik's avatar

Thank you, Justin. I find the best part of writing to be the middle and end, when it's all coming together. Then the need to start again that returns.