Tag: rejection
Rejection Reflection: Is This Market for Me?
One of the toughest questions writers sometimes ask themselves is if a particular publisher is a good market for their work. When the form rejections pile up, you begin to wonder if maybe they just aren’t into your style, voice, tone, etc. That’s entirely… Continue Reading “Rejection Reflection: Is This Market for Me?”
Flash Fiction or Short Stories: Which Is Rejected More?
A little over a month ago, I published a post called How Long Does It Take to Sell a Story? In that post I charted out how long it took me in days to sell some of my published flash fiction and short stories.… Continue Reading “Flash Fiction or Short Stories: Which Is Rejected More?”
Weeks of Writing: 7/6/20 to 7/26/20
Way, way behind on these, but here are my writing endeavors for the past three weeks. Words to Write By This week’s quote is from Stephen King. I’ve used this one before, but it’s one of my favorites, so I’m using it again. 🙂… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 7/6/20 to 7/26/20”
Rejection Letter Roundup: The Rejectance
Yeah, I know. Rejectance isn’t a word (well not a proper one, anyway), but as you might have suspected, it’s a portmanteau of rejection and acceptance. So, how do you get a rejection and an acceptance at the same time? Let me show you.… Continue Reading “Rejection Letter Roundup: The Rejectance”
Submission Statement: June 2020
Another month come and gone. Here’s a breakdown of my short story endeavors for June. June 2020 Report Card Submissions Sent: 4 Rejections: 5 Acceptances: 1 Publications: 0 A lackluster month, unfortunately. I needed to get 8 submissions to stay on track for 100… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: June 2020”
A Week of Writing: 6/15/20 to 6/21/20
Hey, all, here’s my weekly writing report card. Words to Write By This week’s quote is from Julie Andrews. “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” —Julie Andrews Julie Andrews may not have been talking about writing, but the sentiment certainly applies.… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 6/15/20 to 6/21/20”
A Week of Writing: 5/4/20 to 5/10/20
A day late on this past week of writing, but here’s how I did. Words to Write By Today’s quote comes from Kurt Vonnegut. “We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” — Kurt Vonnegut I… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 5/4/20 to 5/10/20”
A Week of Writing: 4/20/20 to 4/26/20
Happy Monday, everybody. One more week of writing in the books, and here’s how I did. Words to Write By Today’s quote comes from New York Times Best Selling author Cheryl Strayed. “Writing is always full of self-doubt, but the first book [Torch] is… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 4/20/20 to 4/26/20”
1 Publisher, 17 Submissions, 5 Letters
When you submit stories to publishers you can expect a wide variety of letters in response. You’ve got the various flavors of rejection letter (form, higher-tier, personal, etc.), informative notices like further-consideration and shortlist letters, and, of course, the king of all responses, the… Continue Reading “1 Publisher, 17 Submissions, 5 Letters”
A Week of Writing: 4/13/20 to 4/19/20
I’m settling in, writing more frequently, and my days now resemble something like my old routine. Time to dust off the weekly update posts. Words to Write By Today’s quote comes from Stephen King. “I believe the first draft of a book — even… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 4/13/20 to 4/19/20”
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 