Tag: Writing
Submission Top Ten: Longest Waits
Recently I sent a few submission status queries and even a withdrawal letter, and it got me thinking about long wait times and how they turn out. So I went back through my submissions and pulled my top ten longest waits to see how… Continue Reading “Submission Top Ten: Longest Waits”
Why I’m Not Writing: Procrastination
Let’s talk about procrastination, one of the myriad demons that plague writers and keep them from achieving their goals. I believe procrastination generally stems from fear. You know, fear of failing, fear of writing badly, fear of that really difficult scene that’s out of… Continue Reading “Why I’m Not Writing: Procrastination”
Weeks of Writing: 2/25/19 to 3/17/19
Well, as you can see, I fell a bit behind with these weekly updates, so I’m just gonna go ahead and get caught up all at once. 🙂 Words to Write By The quote this week comes from science-fiction and fantasy novelist Fred Saberhagen. … Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 2/25/19 to 3/17/19”
The Rejectomantic Arts: Reading the Wait
As you know, rejectomancy is the practice of divining hidden meaning from rejection. This is the most commonly done with rejection letters, but rejectomancy is a broad tent sheltering many mystical writerly arts. You see, a writer looks for meaning, patterns, and validation in… Continue Reading “The Rejectomantic Arts: Reading the Wait”
Charting the Rejection Progression
As I’ve discussed many times on the blog, there are different tiers of rejection letters that may indicate how close you might have came to an acceptance. Now, spread across multiple publishers, the differences in these rejections may not be so apparent, but when… Continue Reading “Charting the Rejection Progression”
Submission Statement: February 2019
And there goes February. Let’s have a look and see how I did. February 2019 Report Card Submissions Sent: 7 Rejections: 7 Acceptances: 1 Publications: 1 Submission Status Queries: 2 Seven submissions is, well, not good enough. If I want to hit my goal… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: February 2019”
A Week of Writing: 2/18/19 to 2/24/19
Another week in the trenches, and other week of submissions, rejections, and miscellaneous literary endeavors. Words to Write By This week’s quotes comes from, uh, *checks notes* Wayne Gretzky? “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky This is a quote… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 2/18/19 to 2/24/19”
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)”
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Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 