As a novice going for a career change at age 40... Thank you!!! This is the most informative posting I could ask for. I've just received my first rejection (from Adams at F&SF). It was a lark to send the story to them first as I'm an unpublished (except for one poem) author, but I figured why not?
I like the index card idea and I have to start using notebooks. I am currently all computerized, but there has to be a good way. Perhaps including a folder for CDs of files along with printouts of notes? That sounds do-able. Your tracking system rocks and your comment about getting rejection letters helps me. My immediate reaction wasn't to crumple as I thought it might be, but to put on my editor's hat and tear the story apart to make it better. Now I just have to get past my passive aggressive nature and finish my re-write. Then I was going to submit it elsewhere and cross my fingers.
I respect your writing and appreciate this posting more than you know!!
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Date: 2006-08-17 11:55 pm (UTC)I like the index card idea and I have to start using notebooks. I am currently all computerized, but there has to be a good way. Perhaps including a folder for CDs of files along with printouts of notes? That sounds do-able. Your tracking system rocks and your comment about getting rejection letters helps me. My immediate reaction wasn't to crumple as I thought it might be, but to put on my editor's hat and tear the story apart to make it better. Now I just have to get past my passive aggressive nature and finish my re-write. Then I was going to submit it elsewhere and cross my fingers.
I respect your writing and appreciate this posting more than you know!!