I have been doing lots of critting, and also lots of talking in newsgroups. (Lots of times talking about things helps clarify what you are thinking, and so I count a lot of that talking as work rather than recreation.)
I've also been condescended to a lot by other writers lately. I find that very annoying, even though the people in question were just trying to be helpful, and probably weren't even meaning to condescend, only that's how it feels to me when they tell me stuff I've known for years.
I want more writing credentials so I can wave them in people's faces when they do that. (That has got to be my lowest, most petty reason to want more publishing credits.) The writing credits I have are getting so old and tired I don't find them very impressive looking any more. (Although maybe other people won't find them as underwhelming as I do — especially if I don't tell them how old they are. Everyone underestimates my age anyway.)
So, I sat down and said to myself, “so your even more desperate than usual about this publication stuff, what are you going to do about it?”
I decided I need to make submitting a higher priority than writing. I will never run out of things to write. Since I keep waiting for free moments to work on submissions, no wonder I'm always behind on them. This will change. From now on I am not allowed to write until everything I have in submittable shape is out somewhere… preferably two somewheres, there are no drawbacks whatsoever that I am aware of in submitting stories to an editor and an agent simultaneously.
I'm going to dislike this immensely. I'd much rather write than submit.
On the other hand, I once it's done, I can go happily back to writing, with a nice glow of accomplishment (and better odds of making another sale.)
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