Tag: Rejection Letters
A Week of Writing: 12/10/18 to 12/16/18
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”
A New Rejection Record
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”
Submission Statement: November 2018
November is in the books, so let’s see how I did with submissions for the month. November 2018 Report Card Submissions Sent: 8 Rejections: 5 Acceptances: 3 Publications: 1 Eight submissions for November. Not too bad. That puts me at 115 submissions for the… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: November 2018”
A Week of Writing: 11/19/18 to 11/25/18
Hey, all, here’s another week of writerly workings. Words to Write By This week I return, once again, to the hallowed wisdom of Stephen King. “Sometimes you have to go on when you don’t feel like it, and sometimes you’re doing good work when… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 11/19/18 to 11/25/18”
A Week of Writing: 11/12/18 to 11/18/18
Late again and missing a week, but I’m back on track with another weekly writing update. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from comedian, actor, producer, and writer Carol Leifer. “As a writer, the worst thing you can do is work in… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 11/12/18 to 11/18/18”
Submissions: No Accounting for Taste
The old saying goes one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. That’s applicable to a wide variety of creative endeavors, and writing is no exception. What I mean is that when you send out submissions, whether or not you get published is due to… Continue Reading “Submissions: No Accounting for Taste”
A Week of Writing: 10/29/18 to 11/4/18
Another Tuesday update. Here’s the writing week that was. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from heralded science fiction author Larry Niven. You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money’s in novels, but writing short stories keeps your… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 10/29/18 to 11/4/18”
Submission Statement: October 2018
October has come and gone, and here are my submission endeavors for the month. October 2018 Report Card Submissions Sent: 10 Rejections: 11 Acceptances: 0 Publications: 3 Ten submissions is solid, and it puts me at 106 for the year. Lots of rejections this… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: October 2018”
How Many Rejections Add up to an Acceptance?
I was perusing my Twitter feed recently, and I happened upon a tweet asking about the maximum number of rejections authors have received before they sold a story. My personal record is sixteen, and while I think that’s a bit of a fluke, I… Continue Reading “How Many Rejections Add up to an Acceptance?”
Replying to a Rejection: Dos and (mostly) Don’ts
A topic I see a fair amount among authors is whether or not you should reply to a rejection letter. Ninety-nine percent of the time, I’d say the answer is no, but my views on this blog are kind of an evolving thing. Something… Continue Reading “Replying to a Rejection: Dos and (mostly) Don’ts”
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