And if you want your own book out there it's only fair you support other books whether it is from the library or buying them.Expect rejections. Expect a lot of them too! If you’re given any specific comments consider them carefully. And just because one story has been turned down for one outlet, it doesn’t mean it’ll be rejected for all of them. Sometimes rejections can be for reasons outside of your control like the outlet you target has already had stories in on your theme. If, however, you keep getting rejections on the same piece, put that work away for a while, study it again later and see if you can spot weaknesses then. A time delay like this can suddenly open your eyes to faults. And of course you’ll be working on short stories all the time so you’ve always got something to send out or out there doing the rounds!
Books must survive. Not only it is it a sign of civilization to read and to have reading places, records must be kept. You can’t beat the book for that. DVDs go out of date etc, you have to choose new formats depending on how and when technology dates. You don’t need to worry about that with a book.
And if you want your own book out there it's only fair you support other books whether it is from the library or buying them.Expect rejections. Expect a lot of them too! If you’re given any specific comments consider them carefully. And just because one story has been turned down for one outlet, it doesn’t mean it’ll be rejected for all of them. Sometimes rejections can be for reasons outside of your control like the outlet you target has already had stories in on your theme. If, however, you keep getting rejections on the same piece, put that work away for a while, study it again later and see if you can spot weaknesses then. A time delay like this can suddenly open your eyes to faults. And of course you’ll be working on short stories all the time so you’ve always got something to send out or out there doing the rounds!
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