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The Rejection Archives: Rejection #84 (Personal)
Time to dive back into the Rejectomancy vault and fish out another rejection from my collection of nos and not for us’s. We’re gonna stick with the same theme as last week, and I’ll show you another detailed personal rejection. Here it is: Rejection… Continue Reading “The Rejection Archives: Rejection #84 (Personal)”
A Week of Writing: 2/11/19 to 2/17/19
Yikes. How did it get to be Wednesday already. A little late with this update, but here’s my writing week that was. Words to Write By This week’s quotes comes from Sylvia Plath. “I love my rejection slips. They show me I try.” – Sylvia… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 2/11/19 to 2/17/19”
The Rejection Archives: Rejection #7 (Personal)
Got another rejection from the vault to share with you. This is the seventh rejection I received after I started seriously tracking my submissions through Duotrope. Let’s have a look. Rejection Number: 7 Story Sent: 2/2/2013 Rejection Received: 2/21/2013 Rejection Type: Personal Rejection Aeryn, Thanks… Continue Reading “The Rejection Archives: Rejection #7 (Personal)”
A Week of Writing: 2/4/18 to 2/10/18
After a month hiatus on the ol’ writing updates, it’s time to get back on that horse. Here’s how I did last week. Words to Write By This week’ quotes comes from Anita Shreve. “To ward off a feeling of failure, she joked that… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 2/4/18 to 2/10/18”
The Rejection Archives: Rejection #1 (Form)
Something new on the ol’ blog today. I thought it might be fun to go through my extensive archive of rejections and share a few with you on a weekly basis. So let’s crack open the vault and have a look at some no’s,… Continue Reading “The Rejection Archives: Rejection #1 (Form)”
Submission Statement: January 2019
Well, here we are, one full month into the new year, so let’s see how 2019 is treating me so far. January 2019 Report Card Submissions Sent: 9 Rejections: 7 Acceptances: 1 Publications: 2 Nine submissions isn’t bad, and it puts me on pace… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: January 2019”
Off the Hook: More Fun with First Lines
For the past couple of years I’ve written blog posts examining the first lines of my short stories. All of this is based on an essay by Stephen King called “Great Hookers I Have Known” from his collection Secret Windows. In the essay, he examines first… Continue Reading “Off the Hook: More Fun with First Lines”
Works in Progress: How Many Is Too Many?
I often go hunting for quotes from authors about writing, usually for my weekly writing update posts. I recently stumbled across the following quote from novelist Philip Roth, and I really dig it. He said: “The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.” -Philip… Continue Reading “Works in Progress: How Many Is Too Many?”
Let’s Play Rejection Bingo
Today we’re returning to rejections, but we’re gonna have a little fun with it. If you’ve been submitting your work for any length of time, you’ve likely accumulated a bunch of form rejections, and you’ve no doubt recognized common phrases that appear in these… Continue Reading “Let’s Play Rejection Bingo”
A Week of Writing: 1/7/19 to 1/13/19
Another week of writing come and gone. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By This week’ quotes comes from Ernest Hemingway. “The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.” – Ernest Hemingway What I like about this quote is that finishing can mean… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/7/19 to 1/13/19”
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