If you’re not getting rejected, you’re not putting yourself out there enough. Here’s how to handle rejection like a grown up.
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Put Your Writing on the Calendar First
Some big news this week. I was accepted to the Squaw Valley Community of Writers! It was not the first time I applied, and so I’m feeling particularly proud of […]
They Accepted My Story and I Missed It
(A Cautionary Tale)
I found an email in my junk folder from MARCH saying they loved my short story and want to publish it. They accepted my story and I missed it.
What Success Looks Like
When we’re engaged in such a subjective pursuit as writing, how do we decide what success looks like? When do we decide to let ourselves be happy?
Aiming for 100 Rejections in 2017
Up until last night, I was planning to write a post about how discouraged I am with literary journals and the number of times my short stories have been rejected. […]
Submit Your Stories to the Right Journals
In a previous post, I shared my free, downloadable spreadsheet for keeping track of where you submit your short stories. But when you download it, you will find yourself looking at a […]
How to Write a Good Rejection, Says Me
I’ve been writing fiction for a number of years now, and I’ve sent a fair number of stories off to literary journals. Most, but not all, of those submissions have […]