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”
Fell of the weekly writing update wagon there for a bit, but I’m back at it. Happy Monday. Words to Write By This week it’s another one of my favorite quotes from Stephen King. “The scariest moment is always just before you start.” —Stephen… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 10/8/18 to 10/14/18”
I’ve blogged about the chances of getting published by specific markets, but what about a more personal view of the subject? If you’re regularly submitting work to semi-pro and pro markets (with a token/free market here and there), how many acceptances should you expect?… Continue Reading “My Acceptance Rates by the Numbers”
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”
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”
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”
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 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”
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”
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”