Hi AW friends! I can't remember if I've asked about this in here before, but it's something I've been thinking about a lot lately.
I'm brand new to publishing and I've started to send our short stories and flash pieces to various magazines. As I expect more rejections to inevitably roll in I've started to wonder: when do you know to retire a story?
Do you have a method for this? Do you stop at 10, 15 rejections? Do you use a time frame rather than rejection amounts (ie, I've been submitting this for a year and still nothing, it's time to give up). Do you just keep submitting it until it finds a home?
This question is framed in the context, but I'd be curious about those of you who have experience in querying novels, too.
Thanks!
I'm brand new to publishing and I've started to send our short stories and flash pieces to various magazines. As I expect more rejections to inevitably roll in I've started to wonder: when do you know to retire a story?
Do you have a method for this? Do you stop at 10, 15 rejections? Do you use a time frame rather than rejection amounts (ie, I've been submitting this for a year and still nothing, it's time to give up). Do you just keep submitting it until it finds a home?
This question is framed in the context, but I'd be curious about those of you who have experience in querying novels, too.
Thanks!