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"Thank you for your story. We received 400 submissions."
In Finland companies got 1000 applications for a summer job. How do I switch the odds around.
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"Thank you for your story. We received 400 submissions."
In Finland companies got 1000 applications for a summer job. How do I switch the odds around.
"One thing that helps is if you can find a way to not put too much anxiety into any single submission. Submitting in bulk really helps this a lot, because if you have only ONE submission out, it’s hard not to obsess over it. You send out one submission, and then when you get one rejection you are back at square one. If you have 30 stories submitted though, a rejection for one is just a scratch on the surface, not that big of a deal. I assume any given submission is a certain rejection, but that I have some chance across the board. Pessimism in specific, optimism in general" -Diabolical Plots blog, David Steffen
[ISBW] Short Story Submissions and Surviving Rejections
S20 Ep16: In Which Mur Tackles Short Fiction Submissions “You’re not gonna be Wiswell or Chambers. You’re gonna be you.”– Mur Transcript In this episode, Mur delves into the intricacies of submitting short fiction, sharing invaluable tips and personal experiences. From the importance of understanding market guidelines to the emotional resilience required to handle rejections, this episode is…
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Rejections Mean Nothing… Sending stories to editors is a game, one worth winning if editors start buying your work. It is fantastic free adv
End of Year Assessments and Thanksgiving
End of Year Assessments and Thanksgiving
by N. M. Cedeño For writers, setting and meeting goals can be done in a variety of ways. Some people count words produced in a given year. Others count finished manuscripts. This year I have been focused on my short stories, specifically on getting stories published, so I set goals for submitting my work to markets. At the beginning of the year, I set a goal of submitting a minimum of two…
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