Your writing always touches me, and here I am again, sitting in the airport getting all misty. I have been deep in imposter syndrome for the last few months. After two rounds of submissions my first book of essays got rejected 30 times with another 10-20 editors not even responding . Every day I wonder if I’ll ever publish anything, if I’ll ever act again, or if my modeling career is over. I think it’s part of the condition of being an artist. Contentment isn’t a luxury that’s easy for creatives to attain. All I know how to do is move onto the next thing. Put my non fiction on the shelf for a while and turned towards my first novel. Look at things from another perspective, flip them around, and try again. This Substack has been a delight. Thank you 🙏❤️
Thank you so much for this, Zach. And yes, it's so hard. All it takes is one yes but it's difficult to keep going sometimes. I would read the shit out of a book of your essays. I get so much just from following you. Persevere, friend. And thank you again.
Thank you so much Cindy. I’m definitely not through writing essays, just distracting myself with a run at fiction for a little bit while I lick my wounds lol. Looking forward to your next Substack
Your writing always touches me, and here I am again, sitting in the airport getting all misty. I have been deep in imposter syndrome for the last few months. After two rounds of submissions my first book of essays got rejected 30 times with another 10-20 editors not even responding . Every day I wonder if I’ll ever publish anything, if I’ll ever act again, or if my modeling career is over. I think it’s part of the condition of being an artist. Contentment isn’t a luxury that’s easy for creatives to attain. All I know how to do is move onto the next thing. Put my non fiction on the shelf for a while and turned towards my first novel. Look at things from another perspective, flip them around, and try again. This Substack has been a delight. Thank you 🙏❤️
Thank you so much for this, Zach. And yes, it's so hard. All it takes is one yes but it's difficult to keep going sometimes. I would read the shit out of a book of your essays. I get so much just from following you. Persevere, friend. And thank you again.
Thank you so much Cindy. I’m definitely not through writing essays, just distracting myself with a run at fiction for a little bit while I lick my wounds lol. Looking forward to your next Substack