Writing for Certain Publications is Like Begging to be Noticed

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icles were deemed worthy in the beginning. What happened?</p><p id="bc96">Did my work change or did the direction of the publication change as it started growing? So, it was decided that I need to drop the publication because I didn’t want to suffer the rejection most of us have been met with on Medium.</p><p id="42e5">I hear the gasps out there and a few of you have clutched your pearls. I get it. I just made a bold move. I probably committed career suicide.</p><p id="270e">Am I worried? <b>Not at all. Good things come to those who work hard and fight even harder!</b></p><p id="1497">Genuine people who have genuine intentions will share their experiences, share their expertise, and they will help others grow.</p><p id="9253">Publications should be run as media outlets that encourage each writer’s growth, not a cult with a hierarchy of people waging power over writers who are starving for scraps of attention.</p><p id="0689">To the publications who don’t have us writers anxiously w

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aiting for edits, feedback, or the decision to publish our articles, I say thank you.</p><p id="6d53">To the publications who constantly trigger us back to our childhood trauma of being picked last in kickball, I say to hell with you.</p><p id="d031">I didn’t pledge a fraternity and I don’t plan on starting anytime soon.</p><div id="74da" class="link-block"> <a href="https://levoirlewis.medium.com/membership"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - Le Voir N. Lewis</h2> <div><h3>Read every story from Le Voir N. Lewis (and thousands of other writers on Medium). Your membership fee directly…</h3></div> <div><p>levoirlewis.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*mpCLx_-bh_gh7M3B)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Either they are going to pick your story or they will put your article on the shelf.

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As humbling as I have always been, I made a conscious decision to stick with the publications that support my writing journey. These publications typically give me insight on how to become a better writer, encourage my growth, and plainly speaking…they publish my work around the clock.

I feel like I have been at war with a couple of publications that seem “too busy to get to my story” or my work doesn’t “fit their criteria of quality”.

Funny how that works. My articles were deemed worthy in the beginning. What happened?

Did my work change or did the direction of the publication change as it started growing? So, it was decided that I need to drop the publication because I didn’t want to suffer the rejection most of us have been met with on Medium.

I hear the gasps out there and a few of you have clutched your pearls. I get it. I just made a bold move. I probably committed career suicide.

Am I worried? Not at all. Good things come to those who work hard and fight even harder!

Genuine people who have genuine intentions will share their experiences, share their expertise, and they will help others grow.

Publications should be run as media outlets that encourage each writer’s growth, not a cult with a hierarchy of people waging power over writers who are starving for scraps of attention.

To the publications who don’t have us writers anxiously waiting for edits, feedback, or the decision to publish our articles, I say thank you.

To the publications who constantly trigger us back to our childhood trauma of being picked last in kickball, I say to hell with you.

I didn’t pledge a fraternity and I don’t plan on starting anytime soon.