When we write things, we are not just putting our words out there. We are putting a part of ourselves out there for the world to see and judge. The hours and hours and hours of work, agonising over the details of plots, characters, themes, etc. We leave a part of ourselves in every project. When rejection comes, it hurts. It stings. You apply for a possible grant opportunity for a project. A project you are exciting about, and can already see in your head. But for some reason