It's normal to feel this frustrated your first week of the freelance lifestyle, right?
I estimate that I've sent thirty query letters. I know I have received two "yes" votes; thank you savvyauntie.com and yourtango.com! Two rejections; and am waiting to hear from about twenty-eight more.
I'm giving blogmutt.com a chance as a way to get experience writing content outside my comfort zone and perhaps earn a little extra money along the way.
I have to say that the experience of seeing my article in print at savvyauntie.com and sharing that article with my family and friends has made the rejections and the non-responses easier to accept. I also know that's part of the risk. Anytime you put your creative work out there in the world, you take that risk.
I'm thinking of compiling a list of the stupidest rejections of all time. And perhaps, someday, a thirtysomething with a desire to drop the "aspiring" from her self definition, will add mine among them.
Until then, I'm not going to give up. #bucketlist, right?
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