Yikes. How did it get to be Wednesday already. A little late with this update, but here’s my writing week that was. Words to Write By This week’s quotes comes from Sylvia Plath. “I love my rejection slips. They show me I try.” – Sylvia… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 2/11/19 to 2/17/19”
Got another rejection from the vault to share with you. This is the seventh rejection I received after I started seriously tracking my submissions through Duotrope. Let’s have a look. Rejection Number: 7 Story Sent: 2/2/2013 Rejection Received: 2/21/2013 Rejection Type: Personal Rejection Aeryn, Thanks… Continue Reading “The Rejection Archives: Rejection #7 (Personal)”
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”