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Rejections & Publications

Keeping track of the score on my way to 100 total rejections in 2025.

So far, it’s been mostly No.

 

But not only No.

 

For months, I submitted essay after essay into the void. Some came back with form responses, others with near-misses, and plenty with silence. I set out to collect 100 rejections in a single year, proof that I was writing, risking, and showing up.

 

TWO of those no's have already flipped!

 

Yes is a small word, but a big reminder that this process works.​

2025 Score

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Every rejection still tells a story. Some are indifferent, some are kind, some really sting.

 

But the yes? That’s the plot twist we write toward.

 

This isn’t a tally anymore. It’s a scoreboard. Follow along on my journey, now and beyond!

Publications

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Sara Schiff reading The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch in her writing studio, surrounded by books and natural light.

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