When I began my writing journey, I never imagined it would be so difficult to have my work published.
I believed I was a good writer when I won a Gold Medal from the Milwaukee Press Club. That piece was editorial and investigative reporting—it wasn’t creative writing.
Yet, I still believe I have a talent for writing. I also know my stories are unique, and people would be interested in reading them.
One of my unique stories is about my meeting with Jeffrey Dahmer. Another is about my childhood journey with a serial criminal. He made the news, and if you Google his name, his crimes will pop up. Both stories are in my memoir.
So I say to myself, when is it time to quit?
I have over a dozen rejects for short stories and another dozen no responses for my memoir. Only one publisher bothered to respond with a rejection.
Should I go on, or should I quit?
When is enough enough?
The “Agony of Defeat” for a writer, the rejection letter-15 so far – The Writings of AjTony Perkins
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