where do we go from here?

Spring term officially ended yesterday [meaning Summer starts on Monday. what?] with a written final in my sewing class and a pizza party for my writing class, as it should be. I honestly think all of the creative writing classes I've taken have had food parties at the end of the semester. Writers know how it's done.

My professor also used the time to talk to us about publishing, especially the inevitability of rejection because, let's be honest, it will happen. He told us about a friend he has who's decided that he has to be rejected at least 3-4 times before someone will accept his work for publication. This way, when he gets rejected it's not as soul-crushing as it could otherwise be. Instead, it's just a step in the right direction. I thought there was something profound in turning such a negative experience into something positive [also learning more about the various reasons you might receive a rejection that have nothing to do with your writing]. I'll try to keep that in mind in future, haha.

So that's it. My last [official] writing class. So where to from here? Well, I'm going to miss the work-shopping and the due dates enforced by other people but I am coming away with a short story that, with a little tweaking, is ready to venture forth on my first publishing adventure. Also, I have pretty well cleared up which POVs I'm most comfortable working in which calls for edits to most of what I've written on my WIP novel but I'm actually excited about that. I think it'll help me get closer to my MC which will fix a lot of the issues that have been making it clunky up to this point.

In other news, since getting out of Winter Semester, it appears that my reading addiction has come back in full swing. Basically, my mood is literally affected by whether or not I am currently in the midst of a story. This being said. I officially need more books. Badly. I love the ones I have dearly but I've read them all at least 3 times and a girl hungers for something new to sink her teeth into once in a while. Any suggestions?