Month Deux on Medium
Month Two in One Word: Rejection
I had some pretty cool early success with publications my first month. Not that I got a ton of earnings, followers, claps, or whatever — not that I didn’t at all — it just wasn’t life changing or have I made any real money or visibility.
I appreciate every single person who takes the time to view, look, or even read what I post. I don’t think I am a particularly talented creator/artist/poet, but if I can reach one person, I’ve reached the goal. If I can make one person feel not alone, I’ve already made it. If I feel like I found a way to express myself, and share it with others, I’ve reached the goal. Everything else are just cherries.
I do feel a bit off put and self conscious with my work with all the recent submissions I’ve tried and failed miserably at. Every publication has it’s own guidelines- some are clear cut, some, not so much. Some are easy to follow and other times I get frustrated because I’m not a tech writer, or a “how-to” writer. I’m a spill my guts type of artist.
And sometimes I think Medium might not be the place for spill your guts artists/poets/writers/creators.
Right now during my break of submissions to publications, I’m working on an idea of a series of…
