Tag: Submissions
100 Submissions – An Analysis
Yesterday I sent my 100th submission for the year. I’m thrilled to have achieved this goal well ahead of schedule, and in this post I’ll give you all the crunchy data that got me there. Before I get into the raw numbers, though, here… Continue Reading “100 Submissions – An Analysis”
Submission Statement: September 2018
Another month of submissions, rejections, and acceptances in the books. Here’s how September shook out. September 2018 Report Card Submissions Sent: 10 Rejections: 6 Acceptances: 2 Publications: 1 I’m happy with ten submissions for the month, and two acceptances is pretty solid too. Only… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: September 2018”
A Week of Writing: 9/17/18 to 9/23/18
Welcome to my Monday and another week of writing. Words to Write By This week’s quote is from Truman Capote. “Good writing is rewriting.” —Truman Capote I’ve seen similar quotes from a number of writers, but Capote’s is probably the most succinct. Every published… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 9/17/18 to 9/23/18”
The Long View II: Genre Markets for Novelettes & Novellas
A couple of years ago I wrote a post called The Long View: Genre Markets for Novelettes & Novellas, and it turned out to be one of my more popular posts. Guess there are a lot of folks writing at that length. Anyway, in that… Continue Reading “The Long View II: Genre Markets for Novelettes & Novellas”
A Week of Writing: 9/10/18 to 9/16/18
A day late and a dollar short, as they say, but here’s my writing week that was. Words to Write By This week’s quote is from Jack London. “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” – Jack… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 9/10/18 to 9/16/18”
A Week of Writing: 9/3/18 to 9/9/18
It’s Monday, and I’m back on track with weekly, writerly updates. Words to Write By Today’s quotes comes from one of my favorite fantasy authors, Robin Hobb. The challenge is always to find the good place to end the book. The rule I follow… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 9/3/18 to 9/9/18”
Submission Statement: July & August 2018
Well, I missed the submission statement for July, so I’m just gonna lump it in with August. Here’s a couple of months of submissions, rejections, and acceptances. July & August 2018 Report Card Submissions Sent: 13 Rejections: 10 Acceptances: 7 Publications: 3 Other: 3… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: July & August 2018”
Submission Protocol: Summary Execution
In my opinion, one of the toughest things for writers to do is summarize their work into a few sentences. I mean get it down to pitch length, still make it interesting, and avoid giving away the entire plot. Authors aren’t called on to do… Continue Reading “Submission Protocol: Summary Execution”
Accepting the Unacceptance
I’ve had a good year for acceptances, and I’m up to an even dozen so far. But, as they say, in every life a little rain must fall, and one of those acceptances is, well, not an acceptance anymore. Let me explain. Earlier this… Continue Reading “Accepting the Unacceptance”
A Week of Writing: 8/13/18 to 8/19/18
Finally managed to squeak one of these things out on a Monday. Here’s my writing week that was. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from one of my favorite speculative authors, C. J. Cherryh. It is perfectly okay to write garbage—as long… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 8/13/18 to 8/19/18”
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Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 