tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post5289523056041749595..comments2024-01-02T16:42:15.732-05:00Comments on Redlines and Deadlines: Self-Rejection by Non-SubmissionECPI Editorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569261288668237013noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-85203553702496688602011-02-14T08:52:12.968-05:002011-02-14T08:52:12.968-05:00It takes a tremendous amount of courage to submit ...It takes a tremendous amount of courage to submit your work. I'm convinced the older the writer, the more courage required.<br /><br />When I submitted my first (and only) book, I was naively hoping for some feedback that would help me improve my writing.<br /><br />Imagine my intense shock when I was offered a contract instead. At fifty-seven I became a published writer. <br /><br />Two thoughts. It's never too late. And writers aren't always the best judges of their own work.anny cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769733659120481918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-46304746632471804622011-02-09T12:41:13.871-05:002011-02-09T12:41:13.871-05:00Malcom Gladwell said that it takes 10,000 hours of...Malcom Gladwell said that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become good at something. I hope people who have their early ms rejected don't get discouraged and stop writing or stop submitting. They'll get there evenually with practice!Madelle Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371048927247436821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-2430426836919990232011-02-08T22:04:56.934-05:002011-02-08T22:04:56.934-05:00I haven't submitted yet because I am spending ...I haven't submitted yet because I am spending as much time researching the whole submission process as I spent on writing the actual book!<br /><br />But it's also, as for Gillian, because I keep changing things in the story. I add a bit more description here, clean up a sentence there. I am pleased that I didn't submit it when it was first finished because it was, I realize now, far from really being finished. But at some point I will have to say, "Enough!" and send it off!Charlottehttp://www.CharlotteGatto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-54661021128563126582011-02-08T14:34:43.291-05:002011-02-08T14:34:43.291-05:00FREEEEEDOM!!!!!!
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*snea...FREEEEEDOM!!!!!!<br /><br />Oops, sorry.<br /><br />Wrong post.<br /><br />*sneaks quietly out the door*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-52977498125997649162011-02-07T22:23:48.227-05:002011-02-07T22:23:48.227-05:00I fall into the first category. I start a new proj...I fall into the first category. I start a new project with every confidence that 'this' will be the one I submit, but by the end, the good feeling's gone and self doubt prevails. It's a vicious cycle--one I'd like to kick to the curb.Karla Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951720163661226897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-12842397709692252032011-02-07T13:51:25.823-05:002011-02-07T13:51:25.823-05:00I have three agents and an editor who've reque...I have three agents and an editor who've requested to see my first novel. I haven't sent it because at some point, I lost confidence in the manuscript and I don't want them to think that's the best I can do. <br /><br />Also, I'm terrified of writing a synopsis, though one agent was so excited about the concept she said I could send MS without it so it would get to her first. <br /><br />Maybe it's fear or failure. Maybe it's fear of success. But when all is said and done, it's still fear.<br /><br />I've completed my third novel now and have a request for a full. I'm more confident about my writing and plan to send it...just as soon as I finish that synopsis. O_oCorinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-14823569650567799162011-02-07T12:07:14.181-05:002011-02-07T12:07:14.181-05:00Don't forget fear of success. It sounds strang...Don't forget fear of success. It sounds strange, but it's something that hits certain people when the end of their book is in sight. They slow down, they pick the MS apart, they turn into perfectionists, because in their head, it's going to get published and that makes things terrifying.Josin L. McQueinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751043333147850336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-71758485489887055072011-02-07T11:17:32.292-05:002011-02-07T11:17:32.292-05:00Not done. I recognize issues, but I haven't qu...Not done. I recognize issues, but I haven't quite figured out how to fix them. I realize I should write book 2 all the way to the end instead of continuing to circle the first three chapters and that getting to the/an end will teach me something, but I keep circling.<br /><br />I'll get there eventually.ClothDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542830590515695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-6439119462954247712011-02-07T11:14:58.373-05:002011-02-07T11:14:58.373-05:00I think it's partially number one, and also no...I think it's partially number one, and also not believing I have enough writing experience. In my head, I'm supposed to write a certain amount, edit a certain amount, and make sure that I know I've punched my work into submission enough before I send it out. I think these are valid things to worry about, but my fear is that I won't know when I'm ready? That I'll keep writing for years and years and not start that query? <br /><br />I'm hoping that when the time comes I'll know. Or someone will shake me to death and say, "Just do it already!"<br /><br />Maybe by then, I'll fall into another category. Haha!Aun-Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06397471472784977686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-34126449840633387922011-02-07T08:16:14.069-05:002011-02-07T08:16:14.069-05:00The reason I give myself is that the story isn'...The reason I give myself is that the story isn't done yet. I pick and pick and pick. Or I get half way through self-editing and I get this niggling that the story should actually go this way and end up re-writing the last half of the book. But then of course I have to go back and edit again and 'round and 'round we go.<br /><br />But I know at the heart of it, it's prolly #1.Gillian Archerhttp://www.gillianarcher.comnoreply@blogger.com