It’s very satisfying to finish a piece of writing, bundle it up, and send it out into the world. Psychologically, it’s important for me to complete and submit work. Sure, many of them return unsold, but at least I’m in the game. Recently, I read an apt quote on the subject by Isaac Asimov: You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you’re working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success – but only if you persist. This subject came…