Failure or Success?

"Don't be afraid to fail, because only through failure do you learn to succeed."

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Do you remember my essay that I entered into a contest months ago? Well I received the list of winners last week. Sadly, my essay did not win. : ( I admit I was sad and disappointed, Not only did I not win, but I didn't even get an honorable mention.



Rejection and failure are two very different things in the world of writing. With rejection there is success. I successfully completed a piece of writing and submitted it into a contest. This is a triumph or victory not failure. I look at failure as being too scared to submit your work. No Publishing Company is going to knock on the door and ask "Have you written a book we can publish?"



I successfully entered my essay into a contest. So I guess I get to chalk this one rejection up as a success.

EJ Whaley