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So How Goes Trying To Get Published, Victoria: Ashes and Rejection
There is a definite value in staying the course, and working hard to find opportunities, especially in publishing. But there’s also a big component that is out of one’s control: being in the right time and place.
Fighting Writer’s Block and Other Updates
“It goes like this: describe – in detail, with precision – some architecture, someone’s clothing, something in your POV character’s visual field.”
Microwaving the Rat
The fun scenes are done and you’re stuck with filling in all the gaps. You have three choices: slog, panic, or start something new. Unless there’s a way to rekindle the fun..
Requests and Milestones
So How Goes Trying To Get Published, Victoria: the “Full Manuscript Request” Edition
Second Verse, Same as the First
My little baby is crawling! It’s on its way! Not only have I sent out my first queries, but I’ve already received my first rejection for it!
2019: Year of Building an Audience
One thing that occurred to me while doing last year’s 100 Rejection Challenge was that, just like focusing on obtaining acceptances, collecting rejections is still dependent on other people’s decisions.
Walking Uphill
Occasionally I stop on the side of the brambly trail and look around and wonder what I’m doing and if it’s worth it.