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I revise on my computer. I just find it's faster. It's too many steps to print out, edit, and then go back to the computer and enter edits. I've given myself a deadline. I'm self-publishing in…"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Chelise Hery Dec 19, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Thank you so much for the feedback. Let me know if the sister's autism should stay in and I took out the word count because everyone seemed to think it was too long, but I put it back in. Clara…Continue
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Rejection Blues V
I know I'm whining but when you check your email and there are 4 - yes 4 - rejections, you have to pause. Maybe I just suck as a writer. One problem I have is that I really don't like to revise. Sometimes I feel like I'm making it worse. Sometimes I just don't know what to revise. I've joined a writers group and they are fantastic, but we meet only once a month and so for a novel length project it is a long haul. I'm actually thinking about starting my own journal. Has anyone here done…See More
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"Hi there!
If you are looking for readers (non-professional) to provide feedback on your writing, please feel free to join the new group:
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Ann Ormsby commented on the blog post 'Reviewers Needed'
"Hi Bridget - I would like to review your book. How do I get a copy? How long should the review be? Where shall I send it? Please send me all the particulars! Ann at alormsby@gmail.com"
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Rejection Blues III (or technically it might be IV)
Hello -So, it has been awhile. I now have contacted 80 agents with my query. I have had interest from three and one has already rejected the package I put together for her. I am not going to give up, but I have to say, I am a little depressed about the whole thing. I'm thinking of rewriting my query. I'm also thinking of rewriting one of one characters.It's hard to stay the course. But is staying the course the right thing to do? It's hard to know. I have joined a writer's group and will…See More
Ann Ormsby commented on the group 'Essay Writing'
"Here's a great essay on writing essays. http://www.paulgraham.com/essay.html
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Tina Barbour left a comment for Ann Ormsby
"Hi, Amy--I love cats too--we have two, and they are so loving and so comical.
I, too, love fabric and pretty threads. My problem is, I buy the material and then it sits in a drawer because I don't move forward and make something!
I looked…"
Ann Ormsby left a comment for Tina Barbour
"Hi Tina - Welcome! I'm an animal lover too. I have 4 cats who have so much personality and they make me laugh. I am writing my first essay on my love of fabric. When I go into a fabric store this very strange urge comes…"
Ann Ormsby commented on the blog post 'How to Turn Off Your Inner Critic—Let It Be Shit!'
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Ann Ormsby replied to the discussion 'New here and feeling a bit paralyzed' in the group Essay Writing
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Submit. Submit. Submit. I have battled with trying to decide do I submit the same short story? Do I rewrite? Turn to a different one? And the answer is that there are so many submissions that editors have…"
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Ann Ormsby commented on the blog post 'The Submission MIssion: Online Literary Journals'
"Thanks Anna. This is really helpful. I have already submitted to some of these but there are a few I've never heard of. One problem that I am dealing with is the length of my stories fitting the specifications of the…"
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Ann Ormsby commented on the blog post 'Grab Readers' Attention with Your Hook'
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Don't feel compelled to give too much information. At first I thought I had to give…"
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Rejection Blues V
Posted on February 15, 2012 at 10:09am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I know I'm whining but when you check your email and there are 4 - yes 4 - rejections, you have to pause. Maybe I just suck as a writer. One problem I have is that I really don't like to revise. Sometimes I feel like I'm making it worse. Sometimes I just don't know what to revise. I've joined a writers group and they are fantastic, but we meet only once a month and so for a novel length project it is a long haul. I'm actually thinking about starting my own journal. Has anyone here…
Continue Rejection Blues III (or technically it might be IV)
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 5:46pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hello -
So, it has been awhile. I now have contacted 80 agents with my query. I have had interest from three and one has already rejected the package I put together for her. I am not going to give up, but I have to say, I am a little depressed about the whole thing. I'm thinking of rewriting my query. I'm also thinking of rewriting one of one characters.
It's hard to stay the course. But is staying the course the right thing to do? It's hard to know.
I have…
Continue Continuing with my rejection blues
Posted on October 1, 2011 at 8:28am 2 Comments 0 Likes
HI all -
I haven't been keeping a constant blog of my rejections because I have been submitting my query, synopsis and partials like crazy. I have reached out to 25 agents at this point and have 13 rejections. I just got another one this morning and each one is like a pin prick. I keep wondering to myself if any agent will ever want to see my whole manuscript. I keep wondering if you have to know somebody who knows somebody. I also keep wondering if I should rewrite my…
Continue Rejection Blues II
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 5:03pm 1 Comment 1 Like
Hi all -
It's been a day of highs and lows. Met this morning with my editor who really liked my book. It was great to hear from her the characters she liked and those she didn't. It was wonderful to discuss plot developments with someone else and not just myself. She also gave me courage because she is the first one to read the whole book and she said she found it interesting, she connected with the characters - and hated the ones she was supposed to hate -- and did not…
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- At 5:38pm on November 30, 2011,
Tina Barbour said…
Hi, Amy--I love cats too--we have two, and they are so loving and so comical.
I, too, love fabric and pretty threads. My problem is, I buy the material and then it sits in a drawer because I don't move forward and make something!
I looked in my copy of Writer's Market, and I thought the following might be useful to look at for submissions about fabric (and love of):
Threads (TreadsMagazine.com); Sew News (SewNews.com); and Piecework Magazine (interweave.com). You might want to check on magazines that your favorite fabric stores carry, too.
You're right about writing about what you love. It doesn't seem like work, does it?
Take care,
Tina
- At 6:33pm on October 2, 2011,
Sarah Pinneo said… Hi Ann! Welcome to Query Critique v 2.0!
S.
- At 9:51am on August 11, 2011,
Bridget Straub said… - Thanks for the request. I look forward to following your posts.
- At 3:26pm on August 3, 2011,
samantha stacia said…
HELLO Ann!
Thank you so much for joining my group Blooming Late! From your profile I see you already have much in common with many of the wonderful women in the group. Most of us wrote or wanted to write all of our lives but other things always took first place and now we are going for it! I know you'll fit right in and I think youll be pleased to see the what a supportive, encouraging and inspiring group we've got here!
Please introduce yourself to the group in the Kicking things off section and then let us know your accomplishments and goals!
Welcome!
Samantha Stacia
- At 8:13am on September 6, 2010,
Meg Waite Clayton said… - All the groups are reachable through the group button at the top of your page, Ann. Novelists is currently a featured group, so it's right at the top of the page. Just click, and you can take a peek. There will be a link to join on the page.
>I've seen your book in B&N - I'm going to pick it up!
And thank you. Hope you enjoy it!
- At 3:36pm on September 5, 2010, Meg Waite Clayton said…
- Ann, Adding my voice to the welcome. If you’re looking for a place to jump in and you write longer fiction (or think you might like to), we’d love to have you join us in the Novelists – Struggling or Not group.
Hope you enjoy the site!
Meg Waite Clayton
Moderator, Publishing Industry News, and Novelist Groups
Author of the national bestseller The Wednesday Sisters, and the forthcoming The Four Ms. Bradwells (Ballantine, March 2011)
- At 9:48am on September 5, 2010,
Kate Hanselman said… - Welcome to She Writes Ann! So glad to have you here.
Check out Getting Started, an easy-to-use guide to, well, getting started.
Don’t forget to head over to the She Writes Blog and let us know what you think!
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