Charlie Brown never got to kick that football

blacbird · Sep 21, 2011

. . . and it happened again today. I try not to get seduced into submitting stuff, but Lucy was out there again this past spring, and . . . and . . . I just couldn't . . . re . . . . . sist . . .

So I ran at it again.

AAAAAAAAAAAAUGHHHHHHHHHHHH!

That was today's message. Yet again.

caw

kidcharlemagne · Sep 22, 2011

blacbird said:
. . . and it happened again today. I try not to get seduced into submitting stuff, but Lucy was out there again this past spring, and . . . and . . . I just couldn't . . . re . . . . . sist . . .

So I ran at it again.

AAAAAAAAAAAAUGHHHHHHHHHHHH!

That was today's message. Yet again.

caw

Didn't quite get this. Are you saying you normally don't submit to agents? Do you submit directly then? To publishers?

Calla Lily · Sep 22, 2011

[channelling several pervious posts]

Rs happen. They suck. Give yourself 24 hours to mope, and then send it out again.

[cliche alert]A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.

CaroGirl · Sep 22, 2011

I've read your work and don't believe your hope is misplaced. Keep trying.

Are you still writing new stuff? We get better with practice. The next one might be THE one.

2011's dreamer · Sep 22, 2011

CaroGirl said:
I've read your work and don't believe your hope is misplaced. Keep trying.

Are you still writing new stuff? We get better with practice. The next one might be THE one.

I agree.

Seriously, I'd love to see you succeed, Blacbird. lol, at least you'd stop with the whole "Another thing I never need to worry about, etc etc etc."

I'm assuming you're not gonna give up. If you were, you probably wouldn't still be on a writing forum, right?

wac!

stormie · Sep 22, 2011

Three words: Don't.Give.Up.

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MsJudy · Sep 22, 2011

Maybe the problem is you only send out one thing at a time. The trick is to send out so many that the rejections never catch up to the subs. That way there's always hope, and you're too busy to get too attached to a particular one.

Shadow_Ferret · Sep 22, 2011

blacbird said:
. . . and it happened again today. I try not to get seduced into submitting stuff, but Lucy was out there again this past spring, and . . . and . . . I just couldn't . . . re . . . . . sist . . .

So I ran at it again.

AAAAAAAAAAAAUGHHHHHHHHHHHH!

That was today's message. Yet again.

caw

I understand completely.

But that football always look so damned inviting.

Phaeal · Sep 23, 2011

MsJudy said:
Maybe the problem is you only send out one thing at a time. The trick is to send out so many that the rejections never catch up to the subs. That way there's always hope, and you're too busy to get too attached to a particular one.

This is my trick. That and keeping a non-negotiable subbing schedule. Any short story that comes home goes out again within 24 hours. When I was subbing agents, the rule was: Five queries every week, sent out on Friday morning. I've got eight stories in circulation at the moment, and two novels with the agent. The accordion folder in which I keep my rejections recently groaned and snapped the strap that held it closed.

I took that as a good omen -- my dues must be almost paid.

Charlie Brown never got to kick that football

blacbird

kidcharlemagne

Calla Lily

On hiatus

CaroGirl

Living the dream

2011's dreamer

stormie

storm central

MsJudy

Shadow_Ferret

Court Jester

Phaeal

Whatever I did, I didn't do it.