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Published by: tegels on 17th Apr 2011 | View all blogs by tegels

Right, one of my short stories has been summarily rejected. So I sent out another one a while back to a different organisation.

I write 'genre' stuff, so am feeling that I'm wasting my time here. Even if the theme is supposedly open, as far as I can tell, the winning stories have modern settings.

So, I've sent off the other one, which, according to my writing course tutor, 'fits the genre very well' It was the first time the G word was thrown at me, and only my second completed story :) It was tweaked for sending off and I just want the rejection over and done with now.

I think I'm more antsy about this one due to it being sent to a genre publication. Just put me out of me misery, will you! I can see I will just have to get over the 'pain' barrier with this lark, so that I maintain a cooly neutral frame of mind about it all :)

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by Bren 1 year ago

'so that I mantain a cooly neutral frame of mind about it all', oh so not easy. You can pretend but you mind like mad! Or else why do you write and why send it out. I try to do the same but it doesn't work.
Good luck. :)
by tegels 1 year ago

Don't know about that - with most recurring things, I go through a 'pain barrier' but eventually become very remote about things, which is an effective coping mechanism. If it happens enough, I think I'll not give a monkies and just revise and sent it elsewhere! But it's early days, and I'm still hopeful (darn).
by Noodledoodle 1 year ago

tf....there are only three on my list....should I be considering a male character. One is so beautifully far away it is pointless to even mention the name ( love interest). The other is Clint Eastwood ( obviously in the dirty harry days) who is too old for anyone to be remotely worried about; that is just personal taste and last Father Ted who is untouchable, not only because he is a priest but he's also dead! xx

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