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Tag Archives: Rejected Fiction
Rejectomancy, where have you been all my life?
Wow, I can’t believe it has taken me this long to find Aeryn Rudel’s wonderful site Rejectomancy I’m a guy who landed his first published piece by blogging about the hidden meaning in all the rejection letters I was getting … Continue reading
It’s possible I might not be that funny
After several submissions to places that publish funny stuff, and the corresponding rapid-fire rejections, I am starting to come to the realization that I might not be that funny. I feel like there was a time when I was funny. … Continue reading
Posted in Intimidation, Rejection
Tagged humorous writing, Rejected Fiction, Struggling Writer
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200 Submissions Later
Lessons from the Long Game of Getting Published I’m approaching 200 submissions. It sounds like a lot, but I started in 2010, so that only averages to a little over 13 submissions per year. Note that I am only counting … Continue reading
Posted in Rejection, Writing Sales
Tagged Rejected Fiction, Struggle, Struggling Writer, Writing Help, Writing sanity, Writing Therapy
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Traversing the slush pile
The insight I have gained reading slush for Allegory has been amazing. I already have a list of common mistakes from the story submissions I have read. Here are things you shouldn’t do if you want me to move your story … Continue reading
Fate Forward
Fate Forward is a story I wrote about a private investigator type guy searching for a mysterious device. It’s later discovered that the device can manipulate luck. The story goes on to reveal how this man beats the odds to … Continue reading
Breaking Into The Craft 