The Wind Waker Book, Part Two

I got the rejection email for my book proposal today.

It was short. Just: thanks for taking the time, but no.

Oh man. Okay. It's fine. This is fine.

Malice

I have apparently fallen off the "you need to quit playing Elden Ring" wagon, and I can already feel myself gravitating toward another hundred-hour playthrough. I'm so into Elden Ring that just playing Elden Ring isn't enough, and I also want to try to finish Dark Souls. Before I start again on that mess, I decided to briefly return to Breath of the Wild just to beat it and get the little star next to my save file.

Six years later, I find most of the voice acting in Breath of the Wild to be a bit cringe, so I've been skipping through the cutscenes. Still, the (mercifully wordless) scene at the end where Zelda confronts Ganon is fucking amazing. Goddamn. It's so good. It is so, so good.

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Damn. It's wild to think that what might be the best thing I will ever write in my life is a fucking Legend of Zelda fanfic novel. Wild, and a little depressing.

The Wind Waker Book, Part Two + Malice

I guess the moral of the story is that it's difficult to put yourself out there.

You will be dead in the middle of a soul-rending existential crisis, and then you'll randomly get an email saying that your proposal for a book you've spent two years planning has been rejected.

It's tough, man. It's tough. I can totally understand why some of the best and most prolific writers I know don't want anything to do with traditional publishing.