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On the Write Side

Women Who Submit

4/9/2017

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Submitting is a loaded word. When my friend said, "I want you to go to Women Who Submit," I thought it was a women's group for people who need to be more assertive. The double entendre of submission can be a dreadful thing, whether it is being submissive in a relationship or sending your work to an editor. There are so many variables, but being here I feel like I am on solid ground and the task does not feel daunting.

It almost feels like a tea party. We greet each other cordially and pull out laptops. The tea we sip is the information of  possible publishers for our work, and the clicking of keyboards is the friendly chatter of encouragement.  There it is. The lady across from me raises her hands and proudly says, "I submitted." We applaud, and the facilitator is literally ringing the bell of success. The celebration is in the submission. We are doing that living-in-the-moment thing rather than getting wound up in what someone else might think of us.

Being in the presence of other women who are submitting takes away the lonely ruminations of "what ifs" and "should I". There is no pressure, no competition, just encouragement from being around and seeing others do the same thing you want to do. Even though I didn't submit this time, I organized poems and felt like I accomplished something by just coming out and being a part of the process in the company of women writers. I am looking forward to submitting soon.

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