tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post9153748103963035464..comments2024-03-25T20:40:44.806-04:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: In Keeping with the Week's ThemeWriter, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-88538382371099954352009-09-21T20:26:31.461-04:002009-09-21T20:26:31.461-04:00Thanks for the kind words about my blog.Thanks for the kind words about my blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-41391548003220149502009-06-30T13:40:11.966-04:002009-06-30T13:40:11.966-04:00Statistics like that, even if true, are totally me...Statistics like that, even if true, are totally meaningless. All books are not created equal, so not all books have a 1/100 chance.<br /><br />Many books have a 1/1,000,000 chance of ever getting published, because the writer can't write anything that someone else would want to read.<br /><br />A truly good, solid, original book by an intelligent, well-read writer probably has something like a 1/4 or 50-50 chance of being published.<br /><br />It's not a crap shoot. Published writers aren't "lucky." If you put in the work time, read a lot, learn the business, and have good judgement, there's no reason you can't publish a book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-33238431922474120852009-06-30T12:14:53.428-04:002009-06-30T12:14:53.428-04:00okay someone just said they have "great"...okay someone just said they have "great" news and that they have learned they are in the "editorial review process" at a lit journal.<br /><br />Um...isn't that just what it's called when they evaluate your submission? Or does that really imply you've made it past a prelim hurdle??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com