Discarded Beginnings: My Journey to Publication

Is my persistence healthy, or is it a form of insanity?  All aspiring authors struggle, but I am an outlier.  It's rare when I meet someone who's worked at it for as long as I have, without giving up.  

Included: Some of my various attempts to create the perfect first chapter for "City of Slaves."

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1. My Struggle With Perfectionism
2. Rejectomancy
The Lion Within
Alone Among Many

Is my persistence healthy, or is it a form of insanity? All aspiring authors struggle, but I am an outlier. It's rare when I meet someone who's worked at it for as long as I have, without giving up. Included: Some of my various attempts to create the perfect first chapter for "City of Slaves."