Tag: Writing
Query/Submission Statement: November 2023
I was fairly active in November, but, overall, it was a disappointing month for both short story submissions and agent queries. It was a month of cleansing, and I cleared out a lot of stale agent queries with the goal of heading into 2024… Continue Reading “Query/Submission Statement: November 2023”
Writing Challenges: The Four Brain Weasels of the Apocalypse
It goes without saying that writing and publishing is a tough gig. To make matters worse, the writerly brain is beset by a myriad of doubts, insecurities, and plain old fears that make it even tougher. Speaking from my own experience, there are four… Continue Reading “Writing Challenges: The Four Brain Weasels of the Apocalypse”
The Regularly Rejected Story: Give Up or Keep Submitting?
Although most of my recent submission efforts have been focused on querying my novel, I have sent out the occasional short story submission. Admittedly, I haven’t written much new material over 1,000 words in a while, so I’ve been grinding away at the stories… Continue Reading “The Regularly Rejected Story: Give Up or Keep Submitting?”
Query/Submission Statement: October 2023
October was another busy month, and I sent a fair number of queries and submissions. That said, queries are winding down as I wait for replies to those still outstanding. Anyway, here’s how I did in the tenth month of the year of our… Continue Reading “Query/Submission Statement: October 2023”
Short Story Subs vs. Agent Queries: Two Big Differences
In the last four months, I’ve been querying my novel SECOND DAWN, and while querying a novel is a new to me, submitting my work to publishers is definitely not. I have sent well over 700 short story submissions, so it’s fair to say… Continue Reading “Short Story Subs vs. Agent Queries: Two Big Differences”
Query/Submission Statement: September 2023
September was another busy month, as I fired off more agent queries for my novel SECOND DAWN. I even, somehow, managed to find time to send a few short story submissions. (I know!). It was a productive month, but not necessarily a fruitful one.… Continue Reading “Query/Submission Statement: September 2023”
Query/Submission Statement: August 2023
August was a busy month in submission land. Most of my time was spent sharpening up my query package and sending queries for my novel SECOND DAWN. I won’t lie; short story submissions have fallen by the wayside of late. Anyway, let’s have a… Continue Reading “Query/Submission Statement: August 2023”
Query/Submission Statement: July 2023
Been a while since I’ve done one of these, mostly because I haven’t been submitting a lot of short stores. What I have been doing, though, is sending out agent queries for my novel SECOND DAWN. Those are submissions, too, right? 🙂 Okay, first… Continue Reading “Query/Submission Statement: July 2023”
Query Quest: Agent Query Checklist Part 1
I recently started querying literary agents for my novel SECOND DAWN, and I’m going to start posting about that experience. Now, for those of you who have followed my blog for a while, I should make it clear that unlike submitting short stories to… Continue Reading “Query Quest: Agent Query Checklist Part 1”
Query Quest: Baby’s First Query Rejection
Recently, I started querying agents with my supernatural thriller novel SECOND DAWN. Though I’ve published novels before, as well as a ton of short stories, the querying process is completely new to me. It does, however, fit neatly under the umbrella of rejectomancy, so I’ll… Continue Reading “Query Quest: Baby’s First Query Rejection”
Effectively Wild – A Baseball Horror Story
Night Walk & Other Dark Paths
Acts of War: Flashpoint
Acts of War: Aftershock
Acts of War: Stormbreak
Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 