THE FINE ART OF FAILURE (The Atlantic)

Rejection, not acceptance, defines writing life.

Oh, well, my nose wrinkles at this Pep-Talk POV . . . .

I prefer the Idea of Failure as unsuccessful tests of Theory
advanced into the Marketplace of Ideas,
where there is the satisfaction of the conviction and enterprise
despite the underwhelming reception

and not for nuthin’ . . . 

i myself may not get past the pay-wall, but you might . . .