From Rejection to Radiance: A September Story

Two Weeks, Two Doors: Fashion, literature, Change, Pearls, and the Power of Showing Up and Found Me.

The Feeling of September

So the 1st and 2nd september was spend finally enrolling onto journalism course, something i should have done ut it is never to late. then also on fist wednesday after attending the hear us heroes meeting i applied for a team member role at the blackburn branch. it is exciting you heard it right your favourite store is coming to Blackburn lancashire.

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and guess what upon applying as i love fashion both fast and slow balancing them, lovisa is the fast fashion brand. Usually my retail application where rejection no interviews just plain old, cold hearted rejection, mainly from two stores that stand next to each other in the Blackburn mall, NEXT and PRIMARK, so NEXT was my first disappointment application rejection as always, but lovisa was different.

Fashion: The Lovisa Interview

So lovisa the application was so different you had to film yourself for me easy, i do all the time on social media, but still when i saw the email on Saturday i received on Friday i already said yeah i know what retail store rejection is no interview, but they invited me to an interview, not like those care homes or on to one ones. a group interview.

First meeting other candidates ice breaker challenge and the working in small groups, showing our team work skills. These are the interviews i find interesting meeting others and seeing showing instead of just sitting there and talking on and on about why i think i’ll be the one for the work.

I don’t do words i love actions, showing them instead of saying, because a lot of times people will just say something but not mean it but when you show it and then say it with one or two words or sharing knowledge with everyone building connections.

Also lovisa is that one fast fashion brand that is easy going, easy wear easy care, they ask their employees, candidates dress to impress yes but what speaks to you what connects you.

And of course i love fashion i love playing aroun d with styles, with accessories, i can never go out without a single head band on.

also i wore my dark blue kanga belt as a good luck my lucky charm, also blended in with my navy blue blazer from boutique by vee, rings one gold one silver. My darling designer Dale Tryon’s outfit choice, aka she is my australian fashion queen where i look upto.

I try to keep my jewelry simple but elegant, my white pearl necklace and matching pearl bracelets i couldn’t find my earrings, also white beaded head band. Also i felt a little old being 24, whilst others where fresh out of college and i meant the british college, where teenagers are slowly turning 20.

Literature: The Publisher’s Email

So after bad experience and false promises with and an us publisher author house, i contacted literature agent, again rejection then i thought i’m the author and writer and only i can represent my books. As i did with waterstones, feeling nervous but speaking to the staff anyway, and then following what they mentioned how to get my books out on their shelves or there online store and yes i checked water stones online store invisible child by lin zainab.

Now here is the uk publisher Austin macauley publisher i once was on ther ewebsite submitted my book after careful reading what they expected but thought so if they reject im fine i can do everything myself, i’ve been rejected before, but yesterday on Monday 08th September 2025 i received an email from Austin macauley publisher about my submitted manuscript change, and congratulating me that they are excited to publish my book and my manuscript , my story was something that felt a lot of readers would align with.

I feel something successful coming, now i just royalty and celebs to read it and promote it, ok no only joking, but could be cool.

I wore silver, she wore gold

We didn’t match—we mirrored

In the quiet of rejection

We found the shimmer of becoming

UCLan & Future Connections

Also the interview with lovisa today was amazing a group interview where i saw other fashionista even if we would be on different courses.

But fashion and journalism do work well together who doesn’t love a journalist with a touch of fashionable knowledge.

Meeting old friends and new friends, building life long connections.

“Two weeks ago, I was unsure. Today, I’m walking into fashion and literature with pearls in my pocket and poetry in my heart.”