Cookbook Proposal Submission #6. Why I’m Still Trying.

It’s strange to wait for an answer that may never come, or at least not in the way you hoped. I’m about to submit my cookbook proposal for the sixth time, and I know six isn’t a lot. We’ve all heard the stories of people submitting fifty, even a hundred times, before they get there. And yes, I know that. But I’d be lying if I said this doesn’t still feel heavy. Because if I’m honest, I’m scared. Not scared of the work, not scared of putting myself out there. I’ve done that for years now. But scared of another “no.” Another quiet rejection with no real feedback, no insight into what might need to shift, no direction. Just the stillness of “not this time.”