- Written a short story about a small-time, small-town crime in South Africa
- Written an article about white water rafting
- Written a series of humorous fillers (well, my Mom thinks they're funny!).
What I have not done is submitted them to anyone for publication. So I guess I should not be shocked that my bank balance isn't suddenly attracting the attention of Inland Revenue.
It just feels like such a big leap. One of two things could happen. First, and, let's fact it, most likely, is that they get rejected. Which, in turn, means my having to deal with rejection. Didn't someone once say something about writing being a bit like opening an artery...
Or they get accepted, I earn some dosh and have to actually face having made a career change. Which is better than rejection but still quite a big shift.
Tomorrow I'll trawl the short story competitions and enter the one which I think attracts the least entries (any advice on this front would be welcome!).
So, so far we've established that I don't take criticism well and that I cannot handle rejection. Remind me again why I want to be a writer?
