“From Heartbreak to Breakthrough: How 100 Rejections Ignited My Literary Journey”
Have you ever thought about how many times you’d have to put your work out there before you hit the elusive 100 rejections? I know, sounds like a strange ambition, right? Yet, that’s precisely what one determined writer embarked on over the past year—transforming rejection from a feared adversary into a badge of honor. Imagine submitting your literary gems for a full year, only to face rejection after rejection, all while gleaning invaluable lessons from the experience. In this article, you’ll discover the highs and lows of that journey and what it really means to embrace the process of creative rejection. So, grab your coffee and prepare to dive into the insights gained from taking on a challenge that most wouldn’t dare! LEARN MORE.
Here’s what I learned.
I have officially reached 100 rejections from literary magazines this year. I started the challenge to get rejected by 100 literary magazines at the end of last October and reached the goal this past September. It’s quite the accomplishment.
I had submitted to literary journals before this past year, but not as seriously. Up until last October, I had reached about 100 rejections over the previous five years. So to reach that amount of rejections in less than a year was a challenge, especially because I typically submit to journals that are more difficult to get accepted into.
This makes it easier to get rejected, but it also means it’s harder to find journals to submit to in order to reach 100 rejections. I also mostly submit to journals that accept free submissions, so that decreased my options as well.
The good thing is that I graduated college last summer and had a lot more free time to focus on writing and submitting when I was done with work — much more time than when I was in school and working on the weekends.
The Challenge
After graduating from college last year, I came to a crossroads in my writing. I had been writing for five years and believed that I had written a lot of good poems. However…
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