(Check out this post on A Writer's Path too!) What challenges do you as a writer face when submitting to literary journals? Of course, there's always the threat of rejection and that's completely normal and understandable. But the submission process isn't so cut and dry. There's a lot that goes into preparing a piece, sending … Continue reading Why the Submission Process Is Hard for Writers
Feeling bummed that you keep getting rejected for literary journals? I know I am right now. That's why I decided to post this reblog! This covers the basic and obvious reasons, such as not reading the guidelines, but it also points out that sometimes, writers are rejected for different reasons. Sometimes a work just isn't … Continue reading Reblog: Top Ten Reasons You Keep Getting Rejected
OK, let's try this again. I accidentally posted this instead of the OTHER post from this week, but now you get the completed version. Publishing in literary journals comes with a lot of benefits. For one, you get published, and you get to see your work out there for the world to see, which is … Continue reading Literary Journals: Should You Try New Things?
Rejection as a writer is never fun, even if you're used to it. No, especially if you're used to it. Because then it just becomes the norm. It never gets easier, and even if you see your writing progress and you gradually grow your writing portfolio, several rejections at once bring the old feelings back. … Continue reading What You Should Do After Receiving Multiple Rejections
I recently reposted one of my earlier posts from this blog "Here's Why Writers Shouldn't Aim for Hundreds of Rejections" on both Hubpages and Medium, and the post has since been moved to the Hubpages networking site Owlcation! You can find the original post here, and the new post on Owlcation here. Thanks to Pooja … Continue reading Post Up at Owlcation!
Writers live a hard life. We all might be learning similar skills and be working toward similar goals, but no one is really doing exactly what you're doing in the long run. Every path and every writer is different. But writing is a lonely life, even if we have a community of writers around us, … Continue reading Challenges Writers Face and How to Fight Back
