The Magic of Rejection | Mason Young | TEDxSaintFrancisHS

Being a successful writer and being in high school are not mutually exclusive. In fact, the line between publication and disappointment is not luck, inherent skill, or blind grit. He questions the axiom that success lies in "sticking with it" to offer a more nuanced view of how to deal with rejection. Mason Young is a sophomore at Saint Francis High School. Over the past few years, he has been honing his craft and publishing short fiction in literary journals under the pen name Mason Koa. His journey, however, has been fraught with rejection after rejection in a publishing scene that is almost completely adult, leading him to reexamine his role as a youth writer. He hopes that sharing his story inspires his audience to pursue their passions in a new way, a way that moves their aspirations from a world of magic into one of reality. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx