Persist
Not to be discouraged by rejections is a good first step but the next one is to be persistent. Edit the old stuff, write the new and send them out. The story unsent is a dead story
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Rejections. An editor’s perspective
ByvrflashRejections. An editor’s perspective Some editors say that is not worth it to give personal rejections. Of course if you reply to a submission with the words like “your ending needs work,” that would open a rat’s nest of arguments and maybe give the writer false expectations. But that’s how one editor replied to me:…
The social media
ByvrflashMost of the social media is empty of nuances but full of rage.
Vice versa
ByvrflashRejection: Thank you for allowing us to carefully consider “XYZ.” Unfortunately, we have to pass at this time. We wish you the best in placing this piece elsewhere. Reply: Thank you for your careful consideration of my story at 3:54 AM on Sunday morning, the time known for the pick of the human attention.
There are two kinds of people in the world:
ByvrflashThere are two kinds of people in the world: those who desire completion and those who
Flash fiction link
ByvrflashWords of wisdom.
2017
ByvrflashA Soviet educational movie “2017” shot in 1960. Bering Strait will be closed by a dam to improve the climate of the Far East. Huge underground machines will mine coal beyond the Polar Circle. The alarm clock will tickle your nose. Photon rockets will take you to Alpha Centauri. You could drop a hand-written request…