Thankfully I'm never short of song lyrics.
Of course I'd rather be reporting on writing success after writing success, but if nothing else, rejection slips tell me I tried.
My latest rejection is from a poetry zine I've submitted to four times. This time the editor wrote that a lot of people were making it into another zine—one that's rejected my work twice.
Poetry, non-sappy poetry, doesn't come as easily to me as prose. That said, my first print credit was a poem. I'm not about to turn my back on verse, but there is a point when I have to take a hint; stop hounding one market and try another.
In more positive news, Thieves Jargon is interested in a rewrite of my sci-fi story. Stay tuned.
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To quote (or at least paraphrase) Winston Churchill, "Never, never, never give up." I wish I had written a lot more when I was younger. Don't miss your chance!
Thanks, Graham. I feel I should have written more when I was younger, too. In any case, I value all the experience I'm getting now.
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