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Kali:
Send it somewhere else. F&SF is always a great first stop for a lot of reasons (pay rate and submission turn-around time chiefly), but they're not the only market. My recommendation is to prepare for rejection. Have an envelope ready to go to your next market, so if it comes back you can send it out the same day. Otherwise, I find stories tend to sit on my desk, looking like the puppy that got left behind at the animal shelter. Sending it right back out also helps me feel more businesslike about the process, and I tend to brood less over why it got rejected.
After ten markets or so, I usually stop and put the story away, figuring it needs work or it's just not a story anyone but me wants to read. I tell myself that after my first NYT best seller, I can collect them all into an anthology and mock the magazines who rejected them. ;D
mightyutuvan:
Thanks, Kali. You are right of course, I was just wallowing in self-pity because, well, because it is just so damn easy and really opens up my sinuses. I'll get back to work soon.
meg_evonne:
Really? It helps with the sinuses? Cool...
jadedragn:
I have always loved books and while I don't necessarily want to become a full fledged author I want to create a story. I've always liked the idea of someday writing my own book because I love them so much. Great stories fill the world with creativity. Books provide me with something that I can't explain and I want to share that with the world I guess. The thing is that I really know nothing about how to go about writing a book I just have the inspiration that great authors like Jim Butcher and Diana Gabaldon (my two favorite authors) have given me by writing wonderful, detailed books. A friend of mine told me that a good way to do it would be by world building first. Can anyone give me some info and/or advice on how to start world building? I have an idea for a story but it is barely coming to the surface and I want to do this right. I'd appreciate any help that I can get.
meg_evonne:
Check out JB's writers blog for starters on the home page. That'll inspire you and keep you busy for a few years. LOL
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