Rejection Doesn't Have to Hurt

"Submit, submit, and submit some more..."

Welcome to our weekly column offering perspectives on lit mag publishing, with contributions from readers, writers and editors around the world.

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I started my writing career before there was an Internet for writers, so sending out an essay or story involved consulting Writer’s Market or some other guide; either subscribing to journals or checking them out at a local bookstore; typing labels, buying stamps for the manila envelope and the SASE included with my submission; and getting to the post office if I was paranoid about making sure my work got where it was going.