#and publishing

[atinylittlepain]

im gonna rant a little sorry about it but, so

i know that ninety-five percent of putting your writing out there - submitting to lit mags, querying, submitting to contests - is rejection. i know that. i know that it's all subjective too, right? there isn't really one Objectively Good piece of writing - one person loves it, one person doesn't get it, one person hates it etc

that being said, i have been getting a lot of rejections lately, and i am starting to get seriously weighed down by them. i'm already in a bit of a slump with my writing, and add the rejections on top of that, i start to question if i'm actually any "good" at this thing, or if i should just quit while i'm ahead.

i don't know, just feeling really fucking sad and discouraged about writing rn (this does not include fic writing) and i guess i just wanted to say the quiet part loud if there's anyone else who reads this and is feeling the same way - it's fucking brutal out there, and i'm starting to not even want to play the game anymore

[kindlythevoid]

You write so that your favorite actor will one day star in an adaptation of your book.

I write so that an adaptation of my work gets featured on Film Theory.

We are not the same.

[magpiefngrl]

The Material Basis for Cozy Horror

Last week, aging discourse site The Mary Sue latched on to a familiar piece of discourse. It is familiar because this issue has been bubblin

[tarysande]

If I ran a bookstore, I would have a section called:

Because the Main Character is a Girl, Other Bookstores Call This Young Adult Fiction; However, These Stories are Amazing and Should be Enjoyed by Readers of all Ages (and Genders).

[shellyscribbles]

This might sound silly since I have been maintaining this blog for years now, but I just wanted to say, I've decided to publish.

I have always wavered on whether or not I will just continue to write for fun, or actually work to publish and given the reaction I've had to someone I know personally publishing, I realize that I do what this. I want to get a story to the point of publishing.

If the past is any indication, it's going to be a few years until I get to that point, but I am intent on doing it now.

Feels good to decide.

[shellyscribbles]

Unplugging from social media has me wondering about publishing.

Do I have the self control to maintain multiple social media accounts strictly for writing?

I guess this tumblr is proof that I do. If they aren't on my phone I wont be on them all day and won't get into stupid arguments that will damage my image if I am not on them all day.

But also, do I want to publish? Can I leave it as a fun little hobby where I work out ideas and maybe self publish or something later on? I don't even know what it feels like to have a story completed.

I guess I have time to think about it.

[akikos-tribble-army]

I am like three weeks into my new university major book science? studies? and I feel like joining some secret brotherhood.