tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post1892715343380303297..comments2024-03-25T20:40:44.806-04:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: One, Two, ThreeWriter, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-16681818241604259662008-06-17T12:22:00.000-04:002008-06-17T12:22:00.000-04:00Write a memoir instead.Kidding, kidding. Here are ...Write a memoir instead.<BR/><BR/>Kidding, kidding. Here are some of my 'rules' for real:<BR/><BR/>1. Write something you'd want to read.<BR/>2. Have fun with it; write because you want to write it, not because you want to publish it.<BR/>3. Don't play your computer's solitaire. (Geez, I always trick myself into "Just one more win...")anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035860921967576493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-33246196452814123582008-06-15T11:21:00.000-04:002008-06-15T11:21:00.000-04:00I wish I knew! Kate's advice is gold. Now if only ...I wish I knew! Kate's advice is gold. Now if only I could disconnect myself from internet and listen...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-40003707940567457442008-06-14T17:47:00.000-04:002008-06-14T17:47:00.000-04:00w, r - for me it's less about creative intent than...w, r - for me it's less about creative intent than it is about actually finishing the book. If I spend time rewriting (which I know I have to do anyway), I won't ever finish.Leigh Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477635525179050959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-90272107929617386062008-06-14T11:53:00.000-04:002008-06-14T11:53:00.000-04:00I revise incessantly: from first word to last, and...I revise incessantly: from first word to last, and then some. Why wait until your finished? You think that it preserves some original creative intent? Maybe so. Never thought about it that way.Writer, Rejectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-64438679946082538622008-06-14T10:48:00.000-04:002008-06-14T10:48:00.000-04:00I vote for Kate's first 2 and would add:3. Don't r...I vote for Kate's first 2 and would add:<BR/><BR/>3. Don't rewrite until you're finished.Leigh Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477635525179050959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-61360585033931113222008-06-13T22:55:00.000-04:002008-06-13T22:55:00.000-04:00I like Kate's. They are perfect. However.My three...I like Kate's. They are perfect. <BR/><BR/>However.<BR/><BR/>My three are:<BR/><BR/>1. When you think of it, write it down.<BR/><BR/>2. When you are not writing, be reading.<BR/><BR/>3. Never take counsel of your fears.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03944766018173436353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-27250895824260998672008-06-13T14:58:00.000-04:002008-06-13T14:58:00.000-04:00Location, as in how close to someone in publishing...Location, as in how close to someone in publishing power are you?Writer, Rejectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-78833698625143094502008-06-13T13:06:00.000-04:002008-06-13T13:06:00.000-04:00Location, location, location.Shit, no wait, that's...Location, location, location.<BR/><BR/>Shit, no wait, that's something else. I'm screwed.Ro-Beast Rolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461980537490993760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-27335120981627162762008-06-13T08:52:00.000-04:002008-06-13T08:52:00.000-04:00Start. Continue. End.Start. Continue. End.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-8503923309720481802008-06-13T00:48:00.000-04:002008-06-13T00:48:00.000-04:001. Don't.2. Stop.3. Writing.1. Don't.<BR/>2. Stop.<BR/>3. Writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-14052421449174888452008-06-12T13:59:00.000-04:002008-06-12T13:59:00.000-04:00Nice!Nice!Writer, Rejectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-84266599555690995992008-06-12T13:55:00.000-04:002008-06-12T13:55:00.000-04:001. Put your butt in the chair every day.2. Write...1. Put your butt in the chair every day.<BR/><BR/>2. Write on a laptop that doesn't connect to the internet.<BR/><BR/>3. "You are freer than you think." (Foucault)Kate Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478737570632377733noreply@blogger.com