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Keep pitching in spite of silence.
I had to tell myself this a loooong time ago, and I wound up saying it again today.
Generally speaking, if a publication asks for pitches, it can be a little too easy to get your hopes up.
I had to tell myself this a loooong time ago, and I wound up saying it again today.
Generally speaking, if a publication asks for pitches, it can be a little too easy to get your hopes up.
Please don't get me wrong. I'm deeply thankful for a couple of pending opportunities. Yet I guess a part of me is antsy because I want to break new ground.
When the possibility of being published is up to another person, it can be hard not to think, "I believe in my abilities. I wish you did, too."
Just to clarify: Do you know what the “long time ago” refers to in this thread’s first tweet?
The tremendous gap in my freelancing history. I haven’t been freelancing steadily for years.
The tremendous gap in my freelancing history. I haven’t been freelancing steadily for years.
At one point I actually let fear get to me, and I ran away. But late last year I told myself that I’d get back at it *this* year.
And here we are.
And here we are.
