I finally took the plunge and entered a piece into a writing competition. I finally heard from them the other day. It was in the form of "sorry you didn't win".
In other words, "thank you for entering our contest.. but your writing isn't good enough."
I have had enough rejection from employers, and I am tired of that. I just don't apply for very many jobs anymore. If you figure that I had to apply to 4 jobs a week and actually only got one in August. from Oct. 2012 to August 2013 there are alot of rejections.
Some reject you right away saying "you don't have the qualifications we needed." Some just wait until they fill the job and then let you know that "we filled the job. thank you.' some you don't hear from at all. Even if you get an interview, it may be weeks before you get the "sorry you weren't good enough for us. We enjoyed interviewing you (at least that is what they say) and then they say. "We hired someone else."
I don't even try raffles, or anything like that (especially Publisher's Clearinghouse.. who actually wins that?) because I already know that I won't win.
So, my question for the year 2014, do I give up on writing? Or do I just continue to write blogs, journals and bits and see if anything comes together?
I will let you know.
