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A Week of Writing: 5/7/18 to 5/13/18
And the second week of May is in the books. Less progress than I would have liked, but, in all, positive yardage. Here’s how I did. The Novel The novel I’m currently working on is the fourth I’ve written in the last three years.… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 5/7/18 to 5/13/18”
Submission Protocol: The Unsolicited Rewrite
Here’s a scenario for you. You receive a very encouraging personal rejection from a publisher, where the editor says something like, “Hey, good story. We’re going to pass, but we think you might consider improving the story by changing X and revising Y.” If… Continue Reading “Submission Protocol: The Unsolicited Rewrite”
Submission Statement: April 2018
Although not as good as March, April was a solid month that featured a little but of everything. Lots of submissions, some rejections, an acceptance, and a few other bits and pieces. April 2018 Report Card Submissions Sent: 13 Rejections: 10 Acceptances: 3 Publications:… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: April 2018”
A Week of Writing: 4/16/18 to 4/22/18
Another week gone by, another week of of writing. More positive yardage and some decent progress on projects big and small. The Novel More production this week at a fairly respectable pace. I’m in the meat of the third act, and I’m looking at… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 4/16/18 to 4/22/18”
200 Rejections: An Analysis
I recently found myself wondering how many rejections I’ve received since I started using Duotrope (religiously) to track my submissions. So, uh, I went and looked . . . I’ve received 218 rejections. Is that a lot? Maybe, but to me it (usually) just feels… Continue Reading “200 Rejections: An Analysis”
Submission Statement: March 2018
I often start these submission statements with a subtle (or not-so subtle) complaint about my production for the month. Well, not this time. March was a really good month, one of the best of my short story submittin’ career. March 2018 Report Card Submissions… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: March 2018”
A Week of Writing: 3/26/18 to 4/1/18
One more week in the trenches working on various writing projects. Here’s how it all shook out, complete with word count goals, short story sundries, and submission shenanigans. The Novel As I said last week, my big project for the moment is a horror… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 3/26/18 to 4/1/18”
Even Good Stories Get Rejected
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. You finish a story, and you know it’s just the best damn thing you’ve ever written. Proud of your shiny new word baby, you send it out to a publisher you’re pretty sure will dig it. You… Continue Reading “Even Good Stories Get Rejected”
Story Acceptance Prep Kit
Hey, you got an acceptance letter. Awesome. Now what? Well, the editor is likely going to ask you for a few things, and I think it’s a great idea to have these items ready to go and at your fingertips. So consider the following… Continue Reading “Story Acceptance Prep Kit”
Submission Statement: February 2018
February is in the rearview, and despite a significant drop in the number of submissions sent, it was a pretty good month. I broke the longest rejections streak of my career at 27, so that alone makes February a-okay in my book. February 2018… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: February 2018”
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Acts of War: Aftershock
Acts of War: Stormbreak
Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 