thealtruismsociety Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Man, sometimes it really drags you down. I'm I'm only talking about a short story I keep firing out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marguerite Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 It sure does. Maybe this blog entry by Dean Wesley Smith will help a bit. In fact, his entire blog is quite the eye-opener. Keep sending it out. One day it will find a home. Best, M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve E Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Good blog! Thanks, M. TAS: I'd like to add one more thing: after a decent interval, resubmit. I hear plenty of stories about the same editor (or house) accepting a manuscript after the third submission, even when nothing has changed. Sometimes it's just timing (the story you read in bed after a good meal reads differently on a crowded subway on your way home after a hectic day at work). Keep on keeping on. -T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 When I was 17, a few years ago!, I got the best advice on the subject by none other than the great Gabriel García Márquez, who told us: "A writer's job is to write. Publishing and all the other stuff are not important and does NOT depend on the writer. So, just, go ahead and write". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve E Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 When I was 17, a few years ago!, I got the best advice on the subject by none other than the great Gabriel García Márquez, who told us: "A writer's job is to write. Publishing and all the other stuff are not important and does NOT depend on the writer. So, just, go ahead and write". Hear, hear. -T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealtruismsociety Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Thanks for the link, it was a good read. Yeah I'll keep sending it out, sending out both off my novels soon. Actually one is a novella now I guess(?), it's trimmed to 37,000 words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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