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Here’s a rejection I got once: “Not for us, but cool stamp.”
I used the Animal stamp from The Muppets collection, which, I agree, is pretty cool. The story was picked up elsewhere, nominated for a Pushcart, and later reprinted in a second magazine. Submitting stories is like that. It’s all …
It’s hard to overestimate how much I like Jessica Keener. She’s a generous soul but no Pollyanna – she has grit, fire, and a Lauren Bacall voice to die for. Today she’s going to talk about her experience on both sides of the rejection slip – as a writer who submits her work and as …
Let’s hear one of your rejection letters – not one of those flattering close-calls, but a real doozy, like the kind you might get from C. Michael Curtis.
Come on. They don’t hurt so bad when you see we’ve all got ’em!
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Now, don’t get mad at me, but there’s no weekly wrap. The answer to this week’s question is pretty much the story of my novel, which I need to focus on today.
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Thank you to this week’s guest, Oronte Churm, otherwise known as John Griswold; to everyone who offered up …
Agents and publishers interested in contacting my guest or reading his manuscripts: [email protected]
My guest today is not the only one hanging around LitPark who goes by a pen name. But today he is stepping out from behind the mask.
If you are a regular …
I started LitPark (a literary playground) in 2006 in order to build a supportive community of writers and artists who are in this game for the long haul. Together, through blog posts, interviews, and moving stories told in the comments’ section, we’ve shared our struggles and doubts, our best advice, and helped to remind each other how to enjoy this work we do.
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