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Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time£®The moment was exciting£®Salome’s 1 filled the room and brought the theater to life£®I was so 2 that I decided to write an article about her£®
I 3 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career£®She 4 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday£®When I 5 , I was scared out of my mind£®I 6 I was lying£®I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list£®
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday£®I sat there 7 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 8 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible£®The 9 was almost unbearable£®I struggled for days 10 draft after draft£®Finally I put my manuscript (ÊÖ¸å) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox£®
It didn’t take long£®My manuscript 11 £®How stupid of me! I thought£®How could I 12 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 13 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer£®Five years later, I was moving to California£®While cleaning my apartment, I 14 the unopened envelope£®This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 15 .
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic£®Yet we need some 16 materials£®Please add those and return the article immediately£®We would like to 17 your story soon£®
Shocked, it took me a long time to 18 £®Fear of rejection cost me dearly£®I lost at least five hundred dollars and a chance of having my article appear in a major magazine£®More importantly, I lost years of enjoyable writing£®Today, I have become a full – time writer£® 19 my experience, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 20 to doubt yourself£®
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