
Finding the Courage to Submit Despite Depression
Writing is my life. It has been my dream since I was eight years old, and freelance writing has been my "day job" for the past two and a half years. The cycle of submissions and rejections is part of my everyday life. For the past thirteen years depression has also been a part of my everyday life. It weighs heavy on my chest and fills my brain with a dense fog, attempting to kill my dreams. It is particularly active when I try to write about the depression itself. Even now I