My Second Favorite Word

Like many writers, I love words, and when I started pursuing publication yes quickly became my favorite word.  Yes, I like your pages. Yes, you are a Golden Heart Finalist.  Yes, I want to represent you.  Yes, I want to publish your book.  Yes, you are number one in the kindle store.  That yes feeling is a euphoria I could ride for days, but what I didn’t realize at first was that my second favorite word would become no.

Maybe it’s just a weird thing about me, but lately I find rejections sur...