tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290475723451787293.post8258215881773703914..comments2023-06-18T04:17:59.375-04:00Comments on Dogslandia: Bad AdviceJ m mcdermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433637277106963701noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290475723451787293.post-14422339792796731652010-08-02T18:28:48.592-04:002010-08-02T18:28:48.592-04:00Re: Shawn
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I consider a rejection an i...Re: Shawn<br /><br />Sometimes.<br /><br />I consider a rejection an invitation to edit, regardless.<br /><br />It's actually bad advice, because I still send everything to the best marktet, first. Thus, do I knock out great markets right away.<br /><br />And, volume is not craft. If it doesn't serve the craft, volume is a fool's goal.J m mcdermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433637277106963701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290475723451787293.post-35911607969294255232010-08-02T18:24:01.682-04:002010-08-02T18:24:01.682-04:00Just curious, but are you getting personal respons...Just curious, but are you getting personal responses on the submissions or are you getting form rejections? I'm just curious what sort of feedback you're getting that's helping you determine what needs editing? I just bought an Alphasmart Neo in an attempt to basically do what you're doing here--create a greater collection of stories. Sounds like a good plan to me.Shawn Scarber Degganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928118657916732163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290475723451787293.post-20769108502466360722010-07-27T06:40:10.023-04:002010-07-27T06:40:10.023-04:00Mobi you are correct, but something to think about...Mobi you are correct, but something to think about I'd how few of their stories, on average, have lasted compared to the number produced. Compare that to Michael Ondaatje who only hits home runs... I guess if your goal is to sell a lot of short stories it is good advice. But it is not sustainable and it is going to become detrimental to long term success if it eclipses my "real" work of scribbling eternalia.J m mcdermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433637277106963701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290475723451787293.post-19242490754226967132010-07-26T23:53:12.215-04:002010-07-26T23:53:12.215-04:00This is hardly bad advice... it's Heinlein'...This is hardly bad advice... it's Heinlein's Rules for Writers more or less in a nut shell combined with Ray Bradbury's story a week (or day) advice.<br /><br />And it really can work :)<br /><br />good luck! Keep writing :)Nobuhttp://overactive.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290475723451787293.post-25339540414570421842010-07-25T14:14:46.596-04:002010-07-25T14:14:46.596-04:00I love your bad advice. It's something I migh...I love your bad advice. It's something I might even try myself at some point as an experiment. :)Amyhttp://www.practicalfreespirit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290475723451787293.post-34801870375156918162010-07-24T10:40:23.120-04:002010-07-24T10:40:23.120-04:00I have written short stories on my iPhone buts you...I have written short stories on my iPhone buts you can tell from this entry it is wise to edit things in a regular computer before sending anything out to the public. Things get... Interesting.J m mcdermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433637277106963701noreply@blogger.com