Reflect on your process of choosing a publication outlet, writing an article, and submitting that article for review.How did you feel going into that process? How do you feel having done it? Will you do it again?
Wow! I actually submitted an article for publication! I really tried to drag my feet on this one. Really did not like the research. I kept looking and looking at different publishers. Mostly what I came up with where for books, then it progressed to magazines. A lot of them wanted seasoned authors, which obviously I am not, but I kept going. I thought I found one that I wanted to publish to, but after thinking about it and when I read my piece that I was going to submit, I did not feel comfortable. So, I started more research. I found one, but did not save the website address and then a few days later, I was searching ... again. Doing the part that I really don't like to do. That's what I've discovered about me. When I don't like doing something, I procrastinate, but then, because I feel I have to do it before I do anything else, nothing gets done. But I did, I actually did it! I revised my article a bit and added to it and then added a very short bio. I was nervous, felt myself getting anxious, but thought to myself, "They don't know me, I'll probably never meet them, so why am I so nervous?" I calmed down and pushed the "send" button. I am so proud of myself for actually getting it done. (I had initially thought that I wouldn't actually go through with it, but I did!
This is a big accomplishment for me. Even if it isn't published, I think the biggest part of this assignment was moving past our fear and removing some blocks ...and that's exactly what I did!
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