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How to know when persistence becomes self-harm

I submitted to the same literary magazine twelve times over four years and they rejected me every time but I cannot stop submitting there

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The line between dedication and masochism blurs when external validation becomes the sole measure of creative worth.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Creative courage and vulnerability?”

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