Fender I just saw this article that would have helped but I've forgotten where or I would send it to you! I was going to send it to my daughter but didn't. It's about all these successful artists and the amazing amounts of rejections they got before success. One famous writer submitted 100 things before he got his first acceptance.
Rejection is totally part of being a writer. It's the sucks-ass part. But seriously, I hear all the time from very successful writers that their bestseller was turned down by dozens of publishers before someone said yes. Most writers consider a personalized rejection celebration-worthy. It sounds like you've already gotten one of those which means you're doing better than a lot of aspiring writers. Have you checked out Absolute Write's forums. There's a huge community of writers (and editors)there. I've learned a lot reading their posts. If you become active in the community you can share work for criticism that isn't coming from a friend and will probably be more helpful. Don't get too discouraged. *hugs*
*hugs* I have a problem sharing my non-fanfic work with people I don't know personally (when I was first in college, I had someone steal something of mine that had been given to her for a crit, and she had it published in the college's literary magazine as her own), and the writers groups that are around where I live have too much in-fighting to get any substantial critiques. I'll check out that forum though and see if I can figure something out.
I'm really sorry to hear this. But seriously, you have to keep trying. Everyone ends up with a pile of rejection slips at first, and what doesn't appeal to one editor might to another.
I guess I need to find more places that will pay for short stories. I've done a lot of internet searches, but I haven't come up with much except self-publish sites. I just have this nagging feeling in my gut that I'm not "getting" something, that I just not writing the right things. I suppose if I amass too many more of these short stories, I should just make an e-book of them and sell it for a few dollars.
Sometimes I wish I just understood why they didn't like something. I feel like if I substituted "Angel and Spike" or "Thor and Loki" or "Tony and Steve" into the story for my characters, I'd get a bunch of likes, favourites, and comments... but when I just write my characters being themselves, no one seems to think they're worth reading about. My mom says I shouldn't try so hard because it seems like some of the people making loads of money today aren't really trying. Then again, I couldn't live with myself if I made money that way.
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It's about all these successful artists and the amazing amounts of rejections they got before success. One famous writer submitted 100 things before he got his first acceptance.
So don't give up, it's just part of the process!!
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Don't get too discouraged. *hugs*
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