I think you're being very professional about this. You researched publisher requirements, you asked instead of just sending the story in, you sent the story in when you got a positive reply, you haven't sent a nasty letter to the publisher, and you haven't given up on the story or on writing.
Being grumpy about being turned down seems like a pretty ordinary human reaction. My notion of being professional is being sensible about the requirements of doing high-quality work, not never being pissy about the results when you're disappointed.
My guess is that the sort of detachment you're hoping for might happen when you've been through this sort of thing a bunch of times, but if you don't get that sort of detachment, it's no big deal.
My impression is that plenty of professional writers care alot about whether their work is accepted. It's only money and fame (or at least exposure), after all.
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Being grumpy about being turned down seems like a pretty ordinary human reaction. My notion of being professional is being sensible about the requirements of doing high-quality work, not never being pissy about the results when you're disappointed.
My guess is that the sort of detachment you're hoping for might happen when you've been through this sort of thing a bunch of times, but if you don't get that sort of detachment, it's no big deal.
My impression is that plenty of professional writers care alot about whether their work is accepted. It's only money and fame (or at least exposure), after all.