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When creative success feels smaller than expected

I got my first acceptance letter but it was from a tiny magazine and I feel guilty for not being more excited

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Achievement fails to match internal expectations, creating guilt about gratitude and ambition.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Short fiction and the short form?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.