Tag: rejection
Weeks of Writing: 2/22/21 to 3/7/21
A couple more weeks of writing come and gone. Check it out. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Joseph Heller. “Every writer I know has trouble writing.” ~ Joseph Heller I feel this one in my soul. Writing is rarely easy… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 2/22/21 to 3/7/21”
Submission Statement: February 2021
Another month come and gone. Here’s how I did. February 2021 Report Card Submissions Sent: 5 Rejections: 6 Acceptances: 0 Publications: 0 Further Consideration: 0 February was, well, not spectacular. I would have liked more submissions, fewer rejections, and, you know, maybe an acceptance.… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: February 2021”
Weeks of Writing: 1/25/21 to 2/7/21
Missed a week, but I’m back with a double dose of writerly doings. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from author Joyce Carol Oates. “The first sentence can’t be written until the final sentence is written.” —Joyce Carol Oates I think I… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 1/25/21 to 2/7/21”
Withdrawing a Withdrawal: A Submission Saga
I often encounter a general sense among authors that magazine editors are waiting to pounce on them if they make a mistake or need to ask for an appropriate allowance in the submission process. The belief is that an error or request will result… Continue Reading “Withdrawing a Withdrawal: A Submission Saga”
Submission Statement: January 2021
The first month of the new year is in the books. Here are all my submissions, rejections, and other writerly doings for January 2021 January 2021 Report Card Submissions Sent: 11 Rejections: 7 Acceptances: 0 Publications: 1 Further Consideration: 0 January was a good… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: January 2021”
A Week of Writing: 1/18/21 to 1/24/21
Another week of writing come and gone. Have a look. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from author Jane Yolen. “Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/18/21 to 1/24/21”
A Week of Writing: 1/11/21 to 1/17/21
Another week of writing in the books. Have a look. Words to Write By This week, we’re going back a couple hundred years for a great quote from Jane Austen. “I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/11/21 to 1/17/21”
The Complete Picture: Nine Years of Submissions
Anyone who has followed this blog for any length of time knows how much I love stats. From rejections numbers to acceptance percentages, I enjoy diving into the data to see how much I’ve progressed as a writer over the years. Now, normally, I… Continue Reading “The Complete Picture: Nine Years of Submissions”
Weeks of Writing: 1/1/21 to 1/10/21
Here’s my writing report card for the first week and change of the new year. Let’s take a look. Words to Write By I really like this quote from novelist and playwright William Somerset Maugham, “There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately,… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 1/1/21 to 1/10/21”
2020 Writing Review Part 4: The Novels
I thought I was done with my writing review posts, but I spoke too soon. I, uh, remembered that the bulk of my writing time in 2020 had not been spent on short stories and their submissions, but on a pair of novels. So,… Continue Reading “2020 Writing Review Part 4: The Novels”
Effectively Wild – A Baseball Horror Story
Night Walk & Other Dark Paths
Acts of War: Flashpoint
Acts of War: Aftershock
Acts of War: Stormbreak
Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 