Hey, no worries, sweetie. I understand completely. I had a crit recently that left me feeling like I'd been kicked in the stomach. If it had happened while I was hormonal, I would have completely melted down. As it was, I spent an evening eating chocolate and whining to my friends... and then I got right back to work.

That's the hard part: getting back to work. I really hope this doesn't make you stop writing In the Family Way, it's a great story. Take a break if you need to, but don't let it be too long. The best thing in the world is to keep right on working, and not give self-doubt time to settle in and take root.

I've got a nice little stack of rejection letters from Asimov's, Analog, etc. When I get one, I take that day off. Then I get back on the horse and send the story to the next market on the list. I've got one now that's currently being considered for an anthology. I really hope it finds a home there, but if it doesn't, I'll just keep on sending it out until I run out of markets.