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Jude Rogers's avatar

Love this post, Hannah, especially:

"a. no-one really cares apart from me anyway" – I have done four different Substack titles here and yes, if something's not working for you, fuck it, just change it. (I started an ambitious Year in Music one last year, but I was so busy around it and couldn't do it justice - I felt awful considering stopping it, but much better when I stopped it!

And the commissions - yes. I have another going through a radio station shortlist at the moment, having crafted it precisely around the desires of the commissioning document, but the shortlist meeting was so dispiriting it's probably not happening now. I do think the commissioners need to think how this stuff affects us sometimes. But onwards!

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Laura Taylor-Williams's avatar

Lovely Han. I started freelancing at the start of this year and have had 3 big rejections. I also have had 2 (much smaller) wins but until I read your post I genuinely had forgotten or not seen the greatness in them. The/my mind does like to slip to neggy eggy. Thank you for that. I started sowing seeds again this year after a few years hiatus. Germinating seeds is such a xmas morning feeling. LOVE it. Love the name x

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