Rejection. Surge. No madness.

It's March! Can you believe it? I thought February went by fast, but it's the year that is passing me by. Before long I'll be celebrating a new year. Again. Anyway, here it is. A new month. And it sure started with a bang. My vampire story for the Amber Quill Press contest didn't win (which means I don't get a 2-year contract with them). For me, that equals a rejection since they won't consider anyone else until they open the contest again next year. So that makes it...er...let's see... the third rejection of the year. Too bad these epublishers don't take the time to email you the rejection letter. It'd be nice to know that my work isn't up to par with their ideas. You know, it'd give me an idea of what they didn't like. Anyway, I'm not sweating it. I don't feel discourage at all. *g* Although a little chocolate mint ice cream does help to bear the rejection. *lol* I still think it's a very good story, and Celia, Laura, and Lisa, all published authors, who critiqued the story, loved it, so the story has merit. After I'm done with DDD story, I'll take this one, add a few more scenes I've been thinking about, and perhaps submit it to Cobblestone Press. Am I begging for punishment? *lol* (Maybe. Perhaps I'll get a real rejection letter this time.) Speaking of punishment, for next 5 days I'll work on the story for the Phaze - Surge contest. Then I'll go into editing, and finally submission. So I'm putting the DDD story aside. I wish I could have something more solid for Cerri and Clara though, but that will have to wait after the 10th. Finally, after much consideration, I decided to stay away from the March Madness challenge suggested by Cerri. I get too competitive with myself, and I get all frustrated if I can't achieve my goal. Besides, the way I write doesn't go with the challenge. (I don't do chapters.) However, Lisa, at Romance Divas, suggested the idea of weekly goals and created The Goal of the Week Club. That might seem pausible for me. So I have set already goals for the next five days. Write the surge story. *lol* (Note to Lynn: I didn't know what yesterday's two-card draw meant. I thought it had to do with something else, more private, although I admit I was 100% sure what it part of my private life was referring to. But after what has happened in the last 12 hours, now I know. It's related to my writing.)