I know, I said I was going to go eat.
I just had to post about this, and then I’m off, I promise.
One of the most nerve-wracking aspects of being a freelance writer is the sending of query letters and then waiting on the all-important acceptance or (more frequently) rejection letters. The best way to keep a level head, or so my mentor has always told me, is to utilize the cliché, “No news is good news.” I’ve often thought that to be a daft way to look at things, but hey . . . she’s the professional.
And darn her hide, but she’s been proven right once again.
Once upon a time, I sent a query letter to AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America) for an 1100-word article. Never heard a word. Fast-forward almost an entire year, and I receive a letter from them in the mail.
Apparently, they’ve undergone an editorial changeover, and the new fellow found my query letter in a stack on his freshly-acquired desk. Lo and behold, he has accepted my query and would love to have me write the article! Deadline of July 1st, and printed in the following edition. Love!
Now if that isn’t a point in favor of patience, I don’t know what is! 
Yay! You have a whole month to be brilliant in.
I’ll be buying a copy of that mag.
Yay!
You’ll have my article, and I’ll have your book!
So ‘scited!
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