tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post1332417859211501285..comments2024-03-28T01:11:53.559-07:00Comments on Electric Spec Editor Blog: Should Selling My Story Be THIS Hard?lesleylsmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-31293757814538781532010-11-04T08:44:45.463-07:002010-11-04T08:44:45.463-07:00Editor Dave, the timing of this post is interestin...Editor Dave, the timing of this post is interesting, considering we just had to tell some of the hold-for-voting authors we were going to pass on their stories. :(<br /><br />Editor Betsy, I was already planning a post based on comments I heard at the production meeting...<br />When do you suggest?lesleylsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-90981220396817556502010-11-03T12:57:39.159-07:002010-11-03T12:57:39.159-07:00I guess I wrote a novel first, too, when I was 13!...I guess I wrote a novel first, too, when I was 13! But then in school and university I wrote short stories because that's how they trained us.<br /><br />Hmm, maybe we should do a series of posts on the actual writing of short stories... Maybe all the editors could write a post from their own experience and perspective.ssashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527483283426518167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-80010042450047121302010-11-03T08:43:30.092-07:002010-11-03T08:43:30.092-07:00You wrote a novel before you wrote a short story? ...You wrote a novel before you wrote a short story? That's crazy, dude!lesleylsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-75425411999506910002010-11-03T07:35:08.762-07:002010-11-03T07:35:08.762-07:00It would help if I could write a short story in th...It would help if I could write a short story in the first place. Seems like every idea I come up with for one turns into a novel idea. <br /><br />Any tips on actually writing them? :D<br /><br />Betsy - I agree with you - the number of rejections is largely irrelevant for both short stories and book queries, it's just how long you personally continue to believe in the story. Once your own enthusiasm drops off, everyone else's will too. <br /><br />~TaraTara Lindsay Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970258984995282462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-38532236431732720162010-11-03T06:55:35.442-07:002010-11-03T06:55:35.442-07:00I agree with all that, except the 15 markets. I ju...I agree with all that, except the 15 markets. I just sold a story to my 19th and it's a GOOD, paying market. So it's worth keeping at it until the thing sells.ssashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527483283426518167noreply@blogger.com