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The Quiet Terror of Hitting Send: Surviving Journal Submission Anxiety | The Creative Life
In this episode of The Creative Life, host Sydney Allison explores the profound anxiety that accompanies hitting 'send' on literary journal submissions. This guide is designed for writers, poets, and creative professionals who struggle with submission anxiety, imposter syndrome, and the fear of rejection. We dissect the emotional weight of entering the vast, indifferent queue of competitive publishing, where your work becomes just another PDF in a sea of thousands. If you have ever stared at a submission portal feeling like you are standing on a cliff edge, this conversation validates those…
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