Antidote for rejection blues

Heidi Dru Kortman's blog
Yesterday, a rejection notice, today, the antidote for depression--I've made some changes to the rejected tale, and printed it out, in preparation to submit it elsewhere. If for every act of refusal, I counter with another try, something ought to happen. Even with SASEs and postage rates, the price per mailing isn't that much to pay for a sense of anticipation.

I don't think I'll use the scattershot method of submission, but I promised myself that this year I'd work on two items per week with intentions to submit them. If I can keep the effort up for six months, I just may surprise myself. According to the write-ups, my target publication for this story has a record of replying in three to six months. Now, I'm going to check my mailbox. One of these days, I'm sure to find an acceptance letter.