I wrote 46 stories, and all were rejected. Then I sold my 47th story and started making regular sales after that. From what I understand, this is a fairly standard path. One of the most important ingredients to success is persistence.
Ugh. I have such a long way to go yet then! I'm currently writing story #39.
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I wrote 46 stories, and all were rejected. Then I sold my 47th story and started making regular sales after that. From what I understand, this is a fairly standard path. One of the most important ingredients to success is persistence.
I've got a ways to go too. I would say I have seven short stories that I would call close enough to done that I'd send out. They've all been rejected several times over, though. Augh.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
V42: WIP
V41: RWC (Resubmitted "HM"), HM, RWC, Finalist (Resubmitted "RWC")
V40: HM, HM, R, HM
V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (Resubmitted "HM")
V38: ---HM (Resubmitted "R")
V37: -R--
@prestondennett as is often the case my experience has been different! I have had a lot of success, but lots of dry periods too. Rejection is definitely the hardest part of being a writer, especially when we know we’ve improved and it doesn’t seem the markets getting it!
V34: R,HM,R
V35: HM,R,R,HM
V36: R,HM,HM,SHM
V37: HM,SF,SHM,SHM
V38: (P)F, SHM, F, F
V39: SHM, SHM, HM, SHM
Published Finalist Volume 38
Pro’d out Q4V39
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