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Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time．The moment was exciting．Salome's 1 filled the room and brought the theater to life．I was so 2 that I decided to write an article about her．
I 3 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career．She 4 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday．When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind．I 5 I was lying．I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list．
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday．I sat there 6 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 7 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible．The 8 was almost unbearable．I struggled for days 9 draft after draft．Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox．
It didn't take long．My manuscript 10 ．How stupid of me! I thought．How could I 11 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn't 12 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer．
Five years later, I was moving to California．While 13 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope．This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in 14 ：
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic．Yet we need some 15 materials．Please add those and return the article immediately．We would like to 16 your story soon．
Shocked, it took me a long time to 17 ．Fear of rejection cost me ly．I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine．More importantly, I lost years of 18 writing．Today, I have become a full – time writer．Looking back on this 19 , I learned a very important lesson：You can't 20 to doubt yourself．
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