I upgraded the Forum here to the latest version 2.0.7. Supposedly it fixes some security issues. The upgrade went fine I think, but please keep an eye out for any funkiness.
You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.