tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post5620770567231859709..comments2023-10-22T07:50:01.015-06:00Comments on Notes From the Writing Chair: Forgetting About ItAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-39891372664630293962010-09-03T11:36:00.541-06:002010-09-03T11:36:00.541-06:00Hi. Angie!
I'm pretty new to this game so I&#...Hi. Angie!<br /><br />I'm pretty new to this game so I've only made a couple of submissions and so far, all I could do was count the minutes--better make that <i>seconds</i>, until I heard back. And I was wishing the whole time for it all just to be over with, no matter <i>what</i> the outcome.<br /><br />On this last one, toward the end of the deadline of when they told me I would definitely hear from them by, I was checking my emails about every half hour--I couldn't help myself. Then my computer broke down and I went crazy!<br /><br />For some reason, I wandered out in our diningroom the other day and just happened to turn over an envelope that was in the junk-mail pile destined to be burned, and I was stunned to find a large white envelope addressed to me that I later found out had been there for about five days.<br /><br />To shorten an already too long story, inside that envelope was news that I've been waiting to hear for a <i>long</i> time:<br /><br /><b><i>"I AM NOW AN OFFICIAL PUBLISHED AUTHOR. WOOHOO!"</i></b><br /><br />A short story that I wrote entitled <b>"The Rose"</b> that was submitted for consideration has been accepted for publication in an emagazine called <b>"UNIQUE/Arise 2010".</b> I'll be posting a short blurb about it on my blog soon, but in October, after the art show/exhibit and press releases, I will do another, so that I can show pictures, etc. This is my first published story, after all. I just wanted you to be one of the first to know about it.<br /><br /><b><i>Cynde</i></b><br /><br /><a href="http://cyndes-got-the-write-stuff.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><b>Cynde's Got The Write Stuff</b></a>Cynde L. Hammondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15965516045079529435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-89962259835364962712010-09-01T12:04:07.327-06:002010-09-01T12:04:07.327-06:00Hi Angie - This is a quality I need to work on. I ...Hi Angie - This is a quality I need to work on. I tend to worry until my face looks like I have the chicken pox. Good luck with your story.RaShelle Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582252557500502186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-77050754091720220342010-08-31T18:46:08.780-06:002010-08-31T18:46:08.780-06:00Sounds like you have a good strategy.
I'm n...Sounds like you have a good strategy. <br /><br />I'm nervous for about a week or two, getting those first rejections, and then I also forget about those few that are still out there. <br /><br />Now I'm reworking my query and hope for less of those rejections.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-85705046291988627732010-08-30T22:03:10.894-06:002010-08-30T22:03:10.894-06:00Love how relaxed you are. Are just submitting shor...Love how relaxed you are. Are just submitting short stories or do you have a novel out?Mary E Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119298615414367828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-3002981568271970192010-08-30T18:53:19.642-06:002010-08-30T18:53:19.642-06:00That's great. I wish I was like that. I'...That's great. I wish I was like that. I'm on the anxious side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-58783018932245045972010-08-30T14:13:38.723-06:002010-08-30T14:13:38.723-06:00LOVE this advice! I've always been really bad ...LOVE this advice! I've always been really bad at this until very recently. I'm thinking it's a just a fluke right now, but I hope it sticks! I'd like to be more like you for sure! <br /><br />Good luck Angie!ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-53518156496218686582010-08-30T12:36:17.609-06:002010-08-30T12:36:17.609-06:00I need your super power, Angie. :p You are awesome...I need your super power, Angie. :p You are awesome!<br />*crosses fingers for you*Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-51027911172442017232010-08-30T11:45:30.908-06:002010-08-30T11:45:30.908-06:00This is a great quality! The waiting is the hardes...This is a great quality! The waiting is the hardest part of this crazy business, and if you can find a way around that, you're golden.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-79265686323928569422010-08-30T10:52:46.229-06:002010-08-30T10:52:46.229-06:00Thanks, Boy Mom. It has taken me years of submitti...Thanks, Boy Mom. It has taken me years of submitting to get to this point. Thanks for coming by. And thanks Christina and Windy, too!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-8427896547513745632010-08-30T10:29:25.566-06:002010-08-30T10:29:25.566-06:00I try to do this. It helps a lot if you have a baz...I try to do this. It helps a lot if you have a bazillion other things going at the same time that sort of take over the real estate in your brain that lets you remember. Doesn't work all the time, but when it does, it sure is a nice break.Windy Aphayrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274305159511812518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-1029236804178751302010-08-30T08:02:20.520-06:002010-08-30T08:02:20.520-06:00How great for you! I agree, it's like a super ...How great for you! I agree, it's like a super power or something <br />;--)Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-25494555559816435442010-08-30T00:05:09.265-06:002010-08-30T00:05:09.265-06:00Good for you. If I ever got something written that...Good for you. If I ever got something written that I felt was good enough to submit and then if I actually submitted it. Yikes! I'd have to be medicated till I had a response. <br /><br />I have learned to not check my blog comments ever 5 minutes though so there is hope...<br /><br />I love the background pictures and colors of your blog, beautiful and symbolic.Boy Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988991342641590147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-20719034391454918262010-08-28T22:08:39.453-06:002010-08-28T22:08:39.453-06:00Thanks for stopping by, Dellgirl. Hope you have a ...Thanks for stopping by, Dellgirl. Hope you have a great Sunday too!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-37125966601937595472010-08-28T21:49:35.542-06:002010-08-28T21:49:35.542-06:00That's a great way to handle it, Angie. I'...That's a great way to handle it, Angie. I'd like to think I'd put safely out of mind also. Nice post. <br /><br />I just stopped in to say hello and to wish you a splendid Sunday.dellgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620967832227857674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-31578647567645182692010-08-28T13:54:48.479-06:002010-08-28T13:54:48.479-06:00Now, that is a super awesome superpower.
Selective...Now, that is a super awesome superpower.<br />Selective near forgetfulness.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630744737142051232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-25701592552346651742010-08-27T22:33:48.516-06:002010-08-27T22:33:48.516-06:00Thanks, Rosslyn!Thanks, Rosslyn!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-41044402045843232652010-08-27T22:19:03.885-06:002010-08-27T22:19:03.885-06:00Angie, you are tough! Magazine submissions are mor...Angie, you are tough! Magazine submissions are more complicated and more frequent than novel submissions. I admire your tenacity.Rosslyn Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304732306399786236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-80996890520389120832010-08-27T21:06:34.862-06:002010-08-27T21:06:34.862-06:00That's a great method, Lindsey. Sounds very ef...That's a great method, Lindsey. Sounds very effective.<br /><br />LOL, Jan. Lists are good too!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-6299041513372308222010-08-27T19:09:15.104-06:002010-08-27T19:09:15.104-06:00Yah, I have only recently started really submittin...Yah, I have only recently started really submitting things. One was published long after I had forgotten I sent it in. (It was for free so didn't matter much) but now I am waiting on a submission that stated they would contact me in 2 weeks. It has now been 12 days. Yep I am counting!Brenda Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842228644349167297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-19136355058493658512010-08-27T18:36:41.159-06:002010-08-27T18:36:41.159-06:00Were do you get one of those brain alarm clocks!? ...Were do you get one of those brain alarm clocks!? I tend to rely on lists of lists to keep track. Patience isn't my best font!Jan Markleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317561950719847803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-76303967195823619332010-08-27T16:56:52.887-06:002010-08-27T16:56:52.887-06:00You have to reach a point where you backburner it ...You have to reach a point where you backburner it or you will lose your mind, I think. ;-)<br /><br />I keep a tracking list, and twice a month - the 15th and the 30th - I look to see if anything's been out too long and ping out queries if so. Having that routine makes it almost impossible for me to forget about an outstanding story.Lindsey Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544943749349803429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-7168424175385218602010-08-27T13:40:56.711-06:002010-08-27T13:40:56.711-06:00Summer, yes. I am excited right at first too. Nico...Summer, yes. I am excited right at first too. Nicole, 400 days is a long time to wait! And I agree it's easier with short stories than the novel. Terry, you hit it right on the head. It saves my sanity, and I've developed this trait with long years of experience. Writing something new is the best antidote to waiting too! Thanks all for stopping by.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-91925682576582294452010-08-27T13:30:32.809-06:002010-08-27T13:30:32.809-06:00My wife wonders how I can submit and 'forget&#...My wife wonders how I can submit and 'forget' but being able to do so makes the writing and submission process much easier.<br /><br />It certainly would be harder if one couldn't forget and checked emails every hour or tackled the postal delivery person if they dared bypass your home.<br /><br />I think experience in submitting helps--the more often you do it the easier it becomes. Also, having more than one project out on submission and working on another writing project keeps one's mind less focused on submissions and more busy focusing on other things.Terry W. Ervin IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561009802388207515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-30543186271422437152010-08-27T13:19:59.457-06:002010-08-27T13:19:59.457-06:00for some I can do this, for others, I'm all na...for some I can do this, for others, I'm all nail biting... :DLTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-55893072924400891582010-08-27T13:08:27.092-06:002010-08-27T13:08:27.092-06:00You don't know lucky you are to be able to do ...You don't know lucky you are to be able to do that! I check my email constantly to see if I've heard anything (unless it is somewhere I know will take a long time to hear from). If I don't hear back within their response time, I email them to see what happened. Emails do get lost sometimes. And, if it is close to a response time, I check my email even more. Yes, I guess I'm a little OCD about it. *laughs* It still is nice you can do that, though.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.com