What's in a name?

According to my Apple dictionary, admittedly not a definitive source, a ‘consideration’ is a thought, reflection, meditation, concern, rumination etc. I would like this blog to do those things. I’m hoping I can keep the posts positive because, as someone once reminded me, it is important to practise the habits of mind that you value and want to foster. For me those are: positivity, curiosity, openness and self-reflection (hence, a blog is a good forum).


Also, I’m calling them 'small' because I would like to try to get into the habit of blogging briefly but often. That way I can reflect on everyday occurrences and make this form of writing and thinking a habit, hopefully.


Sunday, 5 May 2013

I did feel something coming, but was it luck?

Several days ago I wrote that I felt like I was going to have some luck this week in terms of a response to my writing. Well, I did get a reply from an agent. So in that sense I was right. However, it was a standard 'thanks, but no thanks' rejection letter. Now, because I'm incessantly optimistic (or I don't like to be wrong), I'm thinking about how that rejection could in fact be lucky. Maybe it's paved the way for the next one to be an acceptance; maybe I should take the stock advice offered in it about getting (another) manuscript assessment; maybe I need to hit some lucky number of rejections before fate/destiny/the universe/God/whoever sees fit to publish my book. So many possibilities and soon my fingers will start to hurt from being crossed all the time.
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