dog pound

This morning, I walked through the animal shelter in Orange County, CA. Pathetic looking puppies and oddly mixed breeds sat and anticipated my response from behind a caged door. Heather walked with me, taking time to coach the dogs - "you're cute, I wouldn't worry. You'll get out of here soon," she'd say. Or "just tilt your head to the side, that's it." Consultation at its finest.
I thought of the times I have consulted with clients to help them market themselves as writers. As an editor, I have insight into that secret world of the "they" that choose who gets to become published. And it's just about as subjective as one dog being chosen out of the many to belong to a particular home. Most of them will be chosen at one time or another. And some of them never, among those are the few who have given up altogether. They lay in the back of the kennel and don't even respond when you call. It's the same for us. There's plenty of resources out there. You don't even have to be the cutest or the most talented. You just have to keep trying and show up.
That's it. Save. Print. Send. You've got just as much of a chance as anyone. ::em::