Believe me, being asked for partials is really a hopeful sign. It usually takes a lot of rejections to get an acceptance. Some writers deal with this by papering a well with rejections. In terms of coping strategy, naturally your goat will vary.
I'm eleven hundred and twenty years old! Just gimme a friggin' beer!
Anya ,'Storyteller'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Typo Boy - Mar 13, 2012 10:23:41 am PDT #5170 of 6690
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Amy - Mar 13, 2012 11:15:03 am PDT #5171 of 6690
Because books.
Being asked for partials is a great sign, Gud. And rejection is just par for the course, which I know you know -- just keep sending stuff out as you can.
I need a working title for this new project. The only thing that's sprung to mind is The Blackbird Crown, which sounds cool, except I have zero idea what it would have to do with the story.
Gudanov - Mar 13, 2012 11:30:10 am PDT #5172 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Silent Thunder?
Amy - Mar 13, 2012 11:31:53 am PDT #5173 of 6690
Because books.
Um ... no. But thank you!
This is the carnival story set in the 1920s, I should have probably said.
Scrappy - Mar 13, 2012 11:33:01 am PDT #5174 of 6690
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Loud Thunder?
hippocampus - Mar 13, 2012 11:44:05 am PDT #5175 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
The Magpie Crown
Ginger - Mar 13, 2012 12:43:45 pm PDT #5176 of 6690
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Carny phrases:
Truthfully Advertised and Honourably Presented
Every player wins a prize!
Come One, Come All
The Only and Original
Three Days Only
Carnival prizes in that era included celluloid dolls, including Kewpie dolls, that usually wore sort of flapper headbands and brightly colored feathers; ruby flash glass that could be engraved with names and dates; and carnival glass.
Typo Boy - Mar 13, 2012 2:20:42 pm PDT #5177 of 6690
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
The brass ring
Hey Rube!
Gudanov - Mar 15, 2012 9:57:37 am PDT #5178 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Full manuscript request!
amych - Mar 15, 2012 9:59:38 am PDT #5179 of 6690
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
W00T GUD!