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Silver Linings

5/31/2012

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Another Character Building Opportunity arrived at the end of a very bad workday yesterday.

This morning, in a much better frame of mind, I see that the CBO is from one of the editors, and includes the phrase "a moving portrait of social collapse."

AVAUNT!
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Rejecting Rejection

5/22/2012

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"William Saroyan collected a pile of rejection slips thirty inches high--some seven thousand--before he sold his first short story."

OK then.

http://www.right-writing.com/rejection.html
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Questions of Genre

5/14/2012

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Does genre matter?

Historical fiction, romance, fantasy, game tie-in, erotica, sci-fi, horror, YA: Do you write to target a particular audience, or do you write what you're interested in? I'm guessing most writers would answer the latter. Thus my real question: Do you think genre matters? Are some easier to get published in than others? Are some better thought of? worse? And would you switch your style and target audience to improve your chances of publication?
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Only One Way Not To Be a Writer

5/8/2012

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Well, another Character Building Opportunity received. But, they did end with, "We wish you the best of luck finding a home for your story elsewhere, feel confident of your success in doing so, and hope to receive submissions from you in the future."

OK. The only way I absolutely won't be a writer is I quit writing. Everything else is just making me better at it.
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For Once, Without Puns

5/4/2012

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"Writing is the art of cracking open your skull, showing your brain to complete strangers, and convincing them it's beautiful."

--- Ari Marmell

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Don't Give Up!

5/3/2012

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This morning, I received yet another Character Building Opportunity. But it was very detailed, and ended with "don't give up!" --- my character is going to be very, very fit before I finally manage to sell a short story, but my writing is also going to be better.
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Make It So!

5/2/2012

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Henceforth, all rejection letters shall be known as Character Building Opportunities. Make it so!
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