Call for submissions — how do you deal with not feeling seen?
As writers and artists, we put so much into our work. We’re literally offering pieces of ourselves to the world in exchange for recognition, appreciation and the opportunity to be seen and heard.
But that doesn’t always happen. Not in the way we hope. As writers, we’ll put out articles no one reads or books no agent or publisher wants to represent. Yet we keep on writing.
In this call for submission, I want you to talk about how you manage to keep going without feeling like you’re being seen or heard. What motivates you to wake up every morning and dedicate your life to your art? How do you react when something you’ve been working on for weeks or months or even years doesn’t get the kind of attention you think it deserves?
Same rules as always:If you’re already a writer for CRY, go ahead and submit.If you’re not a writer for CRY but would like to submit to this request, let us know and we’ll add you ASAP.Be as creative as you want in your submissions. As long as you stick to the topic, we’ll consider it.Just because you submit doesn’t mean we’ll post. If you haven’t heard back from us in three days, consider that a pass.Deadline to submit is this Monday, November 2.Please reach out if you have any questions at all. If you are new to Medium, here’s how you submit a draft to a publication.
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