Cycle of Cliches
Nisim had a different take on it: “Create, edit, send, repeat. It’s important to be in print, but don’t expect each of your stories to be published. Thank your stars, even if ten percent of all that you write makes it to print, okay? But the process – create, edit, send, repeat – is important. It is the only way you can get over the wannabe-writer-syndrome and be one.”
Jahnobi kept pressing me to send my stuff to the local magazines while I was hell-bent on not sending them, because the local magazines didn’t pay for contributions. How could I give my work to them for free? That way, I would never be able to build my personal economy with stories. Nisim’s viewpoint clearly contradicted what