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Julie is right. You're also correct - you write differently and better, but this is hardly worthless. You pay more attention to phrasing and have tightened your language a lot. But that doesn't make this a bad write - certainly not hopeless. The ideas, imagery and connections indicate a lot of imagination. The dearth of metaphor doesn't make it hopeless or even bad. And yes, it is a good thing to have our swagger surgically removed. Humbleness is an important asset when writing.
On the other hand, I know plenty of good writers who have received some amazing rejections. I personally have rarely tried to get something published, and the few attempts were all rejected - and now I think it was for good reason. My style and patterns of writing have changed radically. Many of the earlier writes that I thought were fantastic I now see as mediocre. Again, they aren't bad writes; merely not very good. I think in both our cases that's called "progress" and "learning".
Alcuin
On the other hand, I know plenty of good writers who have received some amazing rejections. I personally have rarely tried to get something published, and the few attempts were all rejected - and now I think it was for good reason. My style and patterns of writing have changed radically. Many of the earlier writes that I thought were fantastic I now see as mediocre. Again, they aren't bad writes; merely not very good. I think in both our cases that's called "progress" and "learning".
Alcuin
by Alcuin of York on June 5 2007