Something new on the ol’ blog today. I thought it might be fun to go through my extensive archive of rejections and share a few with you on a weekly basis. So let’s crack open the vault and have a look at some no’s,… Continue Reading “The Rejection Archives: Rejection #1 (Form)”
Well, here we are, one full month into the new year, so let’s see how 2019 is treating me so far. January 2019 Report Card Submissions Sent: 9 Rejections: 7 Acceptances: 1 Publications: 2 Nine submissions isn’t bad, and it puts me on pace… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: January 2019”
Today we’re returning to rejections, but we’re gonna have a little fun with it. If you’ve been submitting your work for any length of time, you’ve likely accumulated a bunch of form rejections, and you’ve no doubt recognized common phrases that appear in these… Continue Reading “Let’s Play Rejection Bingo”
Another week of writing come and gone. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By This week’ quotes comes from Ernest Hemingway. “The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.” – Ernest Hemingway What I like about this quote is that finishing can mean… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/7/19 to 1/13/19”
The first week of 2019 is in the books. Let’s see how I did. Words to Write By This week, it’s another of Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules for Good Writing. This is #9. “Don’t go into great detail describing places and things.” – Elmore… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 12/31/2018 to 1/6/2019”
In 2018 I achieved a landmark (for me) literary achievement – 100 rejections in a single year. I know that might sound like a dubious goal. I mean, why would you want to get rejected 100 times? Let me see if I can explain.… Continue Reading “100 Rejections: Achievement Unlocked”
Well, here we are with a brand new year, so I thought I’d look back at 2018 and talk a bit about how I did, writing-wise, in the last twelve months. This is gonna be one of those posts where I give you a… Continue Reading “2018 Review: Writing by the Numbers”
I’m late with the update for obvious reasons, but even with the holiday in full swing, I did manage a few writing-related endeavors. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from George R.R. Martin. “Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me.… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 12/17/18 to 12/23/18”
Another update on the writing week that was. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Edgar Rice Burroughs. If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favor. – Edgar Rice… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 12/10/18 to 12/16/18”
I’ve written a couple of posts on my various rejections records, lists of dubious achievements in number, speed, and type of rejections. Because I send out so many submissions, it should come as no surprise that a lot of these records don’t stand for… Continue Reading “A New Rejection Record”