Thinking About the Future
The future is full of hopes and dreams and fears for all of us. We write and we write, never sure if we will get real recognition for it. We edit and edit and create submission packages. We submit and then we try to live life like it is entirely normal while we wait for a response. We collect rejection letters and all the while we're working on a new project whose fate is just as undecided as the one we're sending out. As a teenager about to reach adulthood there are a thousand other pressures on my mind. It's a crucial time in my life where I will make my future-by finishing high school, by staying committed to my goals and going to college, by looking for my first…