[Essay] Ships aren't made for Harbor

A Writer's Odyssey: Collecting Rejections as Badges

I felt adrift. Like I was on a wooden raft paddling aimlessly in search of land. But finding nothing except indifferent waves ready to sink me. 

My journey began with an idea for a short story. I published my first fictional short story on February 17th, 2020, and set sail across the ocean of fiction writing. 

First, I stayed near the harbor for 3 years, …