So I honestly didn’t think that I would be able to do it. I didn’t think that I would be able to go outside of my comfort zone and talk to people, any people. I have always been so stuck inside of my own head when it came to writing as I was primarily a fiction writer before I came to this program.

I have pleasantly surprised myself in the short time that I have been here. I have sent e-mails, made phone calls and have recieved my fair share of rejection from potential characters. I feel like I am developing a thick skin that I never thought I would have. I’m trying not so much to be the porcupine. I’m trying not to be the person that hides behind that sharp set of quills, keeping people at a distance. I am learning to understand the people that I would never know before this. I am truly starting to realize how similar we all are.

So I am shedding my sharp quills. To replace them, I am adapting rhinoceros skin, thick and protective, but not harmful to the touch. I find that letting myself be open to the idea of rejection is making me a better and more open person and writer. That is so much more important than protecting my pride with a spiny outer coating.

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