Comments for How Not To Write http://www.hownottowrite.com If you're reading this, you're not writing. Obvious but true. Thu, 22 May 2008 18:04:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on 6 Things Not to Do When Your Story Is Rejected by Meryl K. Evans http://www.hownottowrite.com/getting-published/6-things-not-to-do-when-your-story-is-rejected/#comment-394 Meryl K. Evans Thu, 22 May 2008 17:54:40 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=206#comment-394 So crying and throwing a fit in the privacy of your home / office are OK? :) Meryl K. Evans's last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Meryl/~3/295230491/" rel="nofollow">Blog 8th Birthday Celebration Prizes</a> So crying and throwing a fit in the privacy of your home / office are OK? :)
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]]> Comment on How I Spent 6 Years Writing For A Room by Brandon Satrom http://www.hownottowrite.com/how-not-to-write/how-i-spent-6-years-writing-for-a-room/#comment-393 Brandon Satrom Thu, 22 May 2008 12:48:56 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=205#comment-393 Jamie, :D Thanks for re-posting the video. It was a lot of fun to make. Brandon Satrom's last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WordsOfRedemption/~3/295043647/" rel="nofollow">Symbols of Redemption - Part 3</a> Jamie,

:D Thanks for re-posting the video. It was a lot of fun to make.

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]]> Comment on How I Spent 6 Years Writing For A Room by Jamie Grove http://www.hownottowrite.com/how-not-to-write/how-i-spent-6-years-writing-for-a-room/#comment-392 Jamie Grove Thu, 22 May 2008 12:34:27 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=205#comment-392 @Brandon Thanks for stopping by. I so love this video of you working at your desk! I think it sums up the idea that the real writer's studio is between the seat and the keyboard. :) <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5uO9xC4pCaE&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5uO9xC4pCaE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> http://brandonsatrom.com/2008/05/02/2-hours-in-2-minutes/ @Brandon Thanks for stopping by. I so love this video of you working at your desk! I think it sums up the idea that the real writer’s studio is between the seat and the keyboard. :)

http://brandonsatrom.com/2008/05/02/2-hours-in-2-minutes/

]]> Comment on How I Spent 6 Years Writing For A Room by Brandon Satrom http://www.hownottowrite.com/how-not-to-write/how-i-spent-6-years-writing-for-a-room/#comment-391 Brandon Satrom Thu, 22 May 2008 12:25:17 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=205#comment-391 Great post Jamie! And great blog too. Subscribed and will be coming back. I write each morning in our office, so I have a room of my own I suppose. But the "desk" is a folding table and I write on a 13-inch MacBook (great) with no external monitor and, thus, am in a terrible ergonomic setup (not so great). Until I read this post, I think I had been pining for a better setup in our next house. And now that I've read this, I think about the short stories I've written here, and the progress I've made on my novel and am realizing that it was, in no way, made better or worse by the ad-hoc setup in my room. All that matters has been the writing itself. That's good. Thanks for the great thoughts. Brandon Satrom's last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WordsOfRedemption/~3/295043647/" rel="nofollow">Symbols of Redemption - Part 3</a> Great post Jamie! And great blog too. Subscribed and will be coming back.

I write each morning in our office, so I have a room of my own I suppose. But the “desk” is a folding table and I write on a 13-inch MacBook (great) with no external monitor and, thus, am in a terrible ergonomic setup (not so great). Until I read this post, I think I had been pining for a better setup in our next house.

And now that I’ve read this, I think about the short stories I’ve written here, and the progress I’ve made on my novel and am realizing that it was, in no way, made better or worse by the ad-hoc setup in my room. All that matters has been the writing itself. That’s good.

Thanks for the great thoughts.

Brandon Satrom’s last blog post..Symbols of Redemption - Part 3

]]> Comment on 6 Things Not to Do When Your Story Is Rejected by Jamie Grove http://www.hownottowrite.com/getting-published/6-things-not-to-do-when-your-story-is-rejected/#comment-390 Jamie Grove Thu, 22 May 2008 00:12:52 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=206#comment-390 @Kameron The story that just got rejected went through so many rewrites I lost track... literally. I forgot I had the story until two years later when I decided to submit to Clarion West. Took it out and rewrote it from top to bottom. It's not going in the drawer this time though. I'm already hot on the trail of the next market. @Kameron The story that just got rejected went through so many rewrites I lost track… literally.

I forgot I had the story until two years later when I decided to submit to Clarion West. Took it out and rewrote it from top to bottom.

It’s not going in the drawer this time though. I’m already hot on the trail of the next market.

]]> Comment on 6 Things Not to Do When Your Story Is Rejected by Kameron http://www.hownottowrite.com/getting-published/6-things-not-to-do-when-your-story-is-rejected/#comment-389 Kameron Wed, 21 May 2008 22:48:44 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=206#comment-389 While I don't throw rejected stories out, I do tend to tinker. My current work in the submission queue has been rejected five times and I've got ideas for a major rewrite percolating, even though there are a couple more pro markets I had on my list for consideration. Kameron's last blog post..<a href="http://www.kameronmf.com/2008/05/21/religion-in-fantasy-fiction/" rel="nofollow">Religion in fantasy fiction</a> While I don’t throw rejected stories out, I do tend to tinker. My current work in the submission queue has been rejected five times and I’ve got ideas for a major rewrite percolating, even though there are a couple more pro markets I had on my list for consideration.

Kameron’s last blog post..Religion in fantasy fiction

]]> Comment on 6 Things Not to Do When Your Story Is Rejected by Jamie Grove http://www.hownottowrite.com/getting-published/6-things-not-to-do-when-your-story-is-rejected/#comment-388 Jamie Grove Wed, 21 May 2008 16:15:17 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=206#comment-388 @Colleen You're in good company. I <i>know</i> there are many writer who do this. Never have myself. Too much of a pack rat. I still have the hard written manuscript of my first novel. It's at the bottom of a clear, plastic bin and glowers at me from time to time. I think it secretly wishes that I had thrown it away. @AB I keep thinking I should put up a disclaimer on the site... :) <p style="color:red;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CAUTION: Before reading this post, remember that your coffee is very hot.</p> @Colleen You’re in good company. I know there are many writer who do this. Never have myself. Too much of a pack rat. I still have the hard written manuscript of my first novel. It’s at the bottom of a clear, plastic bin and glowers at me from time to time. I think it secretly wishes that I had thrown it away.

@AB I keep thinking I should put up a disclaimer on the site… :)

CAUTION: Before reading this post, remember that your coffee is very hot.

]]> Comment on 6 Things Not to Do When Your Story Is Rejected by A. B. England @ Tekaran Lady http://www.hownottowrite.com/getting-published/6-things-not-to-do-when-your-story-is-rejected/#comment-387 A. B. England @ Tekaran Lady Wed, 21 May 2008 15:17:45 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=206#comment-387 I have to admit to being particularly bad about number five, and I can add, it's even worse when the person you're pestering is your significant other/spouse. Though the urge does begin to diminish after the first couple hundred rejections. ;) The bit about pornography loving dragons induced a spit take. Now I've coffee to clean off my computer screen and keyboard. A. B. England @ Tekaran Lady's last blog post..<a href="http://tekaranlady.blogspot.com/2008/05/thoughts-on-world-building-getting.html" rel="nofollow">Thoughts on World Building: Getting Started</a> I have to admit to being particularly bad about number five, and I can add, it’s even worse when the person you’re pestering is your significant other/spouse. Though the urge does begin to diminish after the first couple hundred rejections. ;)

The bit about pornography loving dragons induced a spit take. Now I’ve coffee to clean off my computer screen and keyboard.

A. B. England @ Tekaran Lady’s last blog post..Thoughts on World Building: Getting Started

]]> Comment on 6 Things Not to Do When Your Story Is Rejected by Colleen Vanderlinden http://www.hownottowrite.com/getting-published/6-things-not-to-do-when-your-story-is-rejected/#comment-386 Colleen Vanderlinden Wed, 21 May 2008 14:55:29 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=206#comment-386 Great advice. Early on I was guilty of throwing articles/stories/poems away after a rejection, but you don't learn anything from giving up on a piece of writing. I hate to think about how many opportunities I probably wasted by doing that. Colleen Vanderlinden's last blog post..<a href="http://organicgardening.about.com/b/2008/05/21/wordless-wednesday-lilacs-in-bloom.htm" rel="nofollow">Wordless Wednesday: Lilacs in Bloom</a> Great advice. Early on I was guilty of throwing articles/stories/poems away after a rejection, but you don’t learn anything from giving up on a piece of writing. I hate to think about how many opportunities I probably wasted by doing that.

Colleen Vanderlinden’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday: Lilacs in Bloom

]]> Comment on 6 Things Not to Do When Your Story Is Rejected by Jamie Grove http://www.hownottowrite.com/getting-published/6-things-not-to-do-when-your-story-is-rejected/#comment-385 Jamie Grove Wed, 21 May 2008 14:43:01 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=206#comment-385 @Chris Just so many things going on in an editor's day. I hope a few might pop in here and let me know if I'm right or wrong. The editors I work with tended to agree with this statement. That said, hanging onto the idea of the thank you would be a good thing for opening up that next query letter or submission you send in... :) @Chris Just so many things going on in an editor’s day. I hope a few might pop in here and let me know if I’m right or wrong. The editors I work with tended to agree with this statement.

That said, hanging onto the idea of the thank you would be a good thing for opening up that next query letter or submission you send in… :)

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