Setbacks--bah!

It appears that, for one reason or another, I will not be interning for any publishing companies this summer. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't rather upset.

When I started this blog, I did so with the intention of documenting my career path--making a detailed "how I got started in publishing" guide, if you will. There are already numerous blogs kept by established editors, and while the always awesome Moonrat has documented a good portion of her career so far, she didn't start her blog at the very beginning. That's what I want to do here. I guess I'm taking myself a little too seriously, but I think that this could one day be a pretty cool resource--provided that I do end up having a career in publishing.

I was worried at first--overreacting, of course--that this temporary setback would interfere with my plans for my life and this blog. But I was thinking about it some more, and I realized that this fits in perfectly. Nothing (or very few things) in life comes easily. Naturally there would be some disappointments along the way.

So, dear readers, here's reality: sometimes you don't get internships. And that's ok. Work your butt off doing whatever it is that you're doing (in my case, hostessing). Freelance a bit if you're interested in that kind of thing (I am). Prepare for your next chance, but don't stress too much. You've already gotten so far.