so,tonight i announce to my family that im going to try to publish my writting,and or poetry to local school magazine,or any other magazine that will take my work,prime examples the new yorker..etc.now you would think this boy would be happy at the out comings of the situations,oh but i wasn't..i got laughed at! and storm off! apperently as they try to explain is that well..my dream is daft and shoudn't be taken serious!..now do they have the reason,are they right?..or im i?..i apologize if sounds on the verge of teen angst of dawson's creek,but i do this becuase i have no one else to talk about this at the time!

believe in yourself! Keep pursuing what you want, and if you want to write, keep trying, submit stuff, and learn from what those in the field tell you. Don't take all rejection as bad, use it as learning tools.



YOU GO ON WITH YOUR BAD SELF!

they dont believe in it because they probably wouldnt have the drive to go that far

i was laughed at when i decided that art would be my life...im still resented to this DAY...coming home from school my mom is barely speaking to me.


do what you feel in your heart is right, go with it and see where it takes you...you would hate to play the "what if" game if you took your folks "advice"
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bluesbaby said:

thank you...

They don't have the right to tell you that your dream is daft, but there is a world of difference between local school magazines and The New Yorker. Your eagerness may have struck them as amusing.

It would have been nice if they had given you support and advice, I guess, but if not, so what. Do what you love, take your lumps, and at least you would have tried and they wouldn't have...
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SammiJ said:

thank you.

2the9s said:

not to sound pretentious or nothing..but i believe i can be the next rimbaud!..just kidding..

but thank you..

keep the faith!

weepingwall said:

you're welcome
i know what it's like to not have support from the people you would've expected it from first and foremost... with your drive, you'll show them

weepingwall said:

Hey, you're almost as old as he was when he peaked.

2the9s said:

actually i am the same age as him when he peaked..17..of course im legal this march..muwhahahah!

weepingwall said:

don't discount some of your local publications, its a good way to get started, and will look good later too.

XxAxX said:

i will and thank you!..

weepingwall said:

only 17???!
WOW!!

even more reason to strive for what u want, and show your folks u can do it

you have to consider though, at the age of 17, kids aren't usually taken seriously, i know that from experience..it'll get better tho

The great poet John Berryman once said something like, any good writer must paper their walls with rejection letters...







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the great rapper, Vanilla Ice, once said "word to your mutha"

2the9s said:

weepingwall said:

I understand you I'm in the works of trying to do the same exact thing. I'm trying to get my things published and my family thought I was joking around they think (like you said) its just a dream its just a phase or some crap like that. Its stressful yes....but keep at it...and prove them wrong. Thats what I want to do.

Come join my family- they love the idea of me publishing...they love the idea of me doin anything really. Having said that, whenever i wanna pursue MUSIC on another level, my mum, Godbless her, is all up in armz! To her i think music and the likez is for hobby or churchy kinda use ONLY. You know, i nice kinda showcase to remind us all we come from a real nice gene pool or somethin, i dunno . And i guess i'd be taking alot more riskz if she didn't feel that way! But she meanz well. I say do as your heart desirez. Look, i haven't given up on what i wanna do, i'm done with the arguing- and when you're young you just gotta use that negativity and fuel that into an 'i'll show them and myself damn it' attitude! Be realistic- they don't teach you that in school, and nor can they, it comez with life experience! And be open to constructive criticism, but listen to your gut feelingz when it comez to your own work. Join a writing group or do a course in it, you'll meet alot of other writerz and it will open alot of doors for you in as far as creativity is concerned and also work-wise you can form a good writing team and come up with some great ideas to sell. Don't worry! Just keep at it and don't give up!

BucketOfBouncyBalls said:

thank you for the advice

lilmissmissy said:

thank you for the advice

weepingwall said:

Anytime!

SammiJ said:

Reminds me of when I was in college... told a boyfriend I had an idea for an article I wanted to submit to a magazine (they published personal articles from readers). He told me I was aiming too high, I was stupid enough to believe him.

Years later I was reading said magazine & saw an article written by a classmate of mine. Not fantastic, nothing I couldn't have done myself. The difference is she tried & got it - I listened to my stupid ass boyfriend & let an outsider take me down

ALWAYS believe in yourself, NEVER let someone tell you it can't be done or that you're a fool. Constructive criticism from people in that industry is one thing (to be taken w/ a grain of salt even), but lack of support from family & friends (who lack ambition themselves) is not something you can let stop you from trying. They'll see the light once you're successful... & ask you for money

CalhounSq said:

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Fuck em follow your dream