Comments on: A little more publishing success

By: alan

alan — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:59:17 +0000

Thanks Brenton – I’ll post here on my blog when they’ve been published to let you all know.

By: Brenton

Brenton — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:35:19 +0000

Congrats, Alan.

Excellent news. Make sure you celebrate (another important thing to remember!).

I look forward to seeing them when they’re published.

By: alan

alan — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:45:26 +0000

Ben – Absolutely. The other thing that’s very important to learn is that you can always improve on a work. Every bit of feedback is valuable. Every time something of mine gets rejected I work over it again. I’d like to think it gets better every time it goes out!

By: Benjamin Solah

Benjamin Solah — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:40:00 +0000

Congrats on the acceptances. I guess the lesson here, like with all things to do with getting published, is that is you don’t submit, you can’t get published.

I have one story out there at the moment. Hope to have some more out there soon too.

By: alan

alan — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:18:59 +0000

Hey Bobby – I’m still learning too! You’re right about writing a good story – it’s really hard and always a challenge that changes. Different lengths, different markets all require different things. But the lessons you learn along the way apply to all your writing.

I feel like I’m slowly learning more and more about this craft as I go along. And it does feel good, even when the rejections come in. I’m very excited to be at the forefront of the indie publishing movement, that’s just growing every day, as well as being a (very small!) part of the traditional publishing world.

By: Bobby Revell

Bobby Revell — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:20:33 +0000

Congrats on your successes Alan! I don’t know the feeling of having writing rejected (or accepted), but I have experienced a lot of other rejection and feel prepared to handle it. I’ve read tons of stories from different publishers just to get an idea of what some are looking for.

One thing is clear to me: writing a great short story is very difficult. It really is. Actually, the shorter it is, the more difficult it is. I’m working on different tales, and when I get one I feel is worthy, I’ll submit it. I’ll keep at it and love what I do. I’m truly a beginner at this, and I am gaining a clearer idea now. I like being here not knowing what I’m really doing, it feels like college (or kindergarten) all over again:)