I Submitted the Same Humor Piece to Twelve Different Outlets Over Two Years Before It Finally Got Accepted, and I Kept a Genuinely Unhinged Spreadsheet Tracking Every Single Rejection
I Submitted the Same Humor Piece to Twelve Different Outlets Over Two Years Before It Finally Got Accepted, and I Kept a Genuinely Unhinged Spreadsheet Tracking Every Single Rejection – Twelve submissions. Eleven rejections, each with its own specific flavor of polite discouragement. Then, finally, a yes that made the whole spreadsheet worth it.