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MartinV Member |
posted December 26, 2009 04:03 AM
  
I've just finished a short story of mine. Well, I think it's more of a novelette, considering it's 13k+ in length. This is my first original story, written completely in English. I've been practicing English writing in a fan fic for a year now (the bloody thing turned into a full-blown novel, but regretfully I can never publish it) and I believed to be ready for an original thing. A week or two of editing and I will be posting the first 13 lines. I was thinking of posting my whole send-out submission process here (which publisher, possible rejection letters, etc.) to get the best from the experience of you fine people. IP: Logged |
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BenM Member |
posted December 26, 2009 07:22 AM
I love starting stories, and I love finishing them even more. Congrats. IP: Logged |
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Pyre Dynasty Member |
posted December 26, 2009 01:19 PM
*Happy Dance. IP: Logged |
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genevive42 Member |
posted December 26, 2009 01:33 PM
Woohoo! IP: Logged |
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MartinV Member |
posted January 13, 2010 05:12 PM
I went through Duotrope's Digest's machinery and found a couple of companies I was interested to send this. After checking out all their official web pages, I see only one accepts e-mail submissions. I would have to send a package to every other one. Meaning I would most likely go broke sending it overseas. IP: Logged |
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Lionhunter Member |
posted January 13, 2010 05:36 PM
Just a couple? I'm surprised. Well, considering it's 10k+, then maybe not. Although one could consider trimming it down to atleast 11k. There are pleeeeeeeeeenty of email sub markets. Sent mine almost 2 weeks ago, still waiting for an answer. Not very big though, just 2500. And for the next one, which i'm stuck at 2500, might reach 5000+, i already have a market in mind. IP: Logged |
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Teraen Member |
posted January 13, 2010 05:46 PM
Not to give myself more competition, but go ahead and try entering in the WOTF next quarter... IP: Logged |
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genevive42 Member |
posted January 13, 2010 08:13 PM
Congrats! I know it's premature, but I'll read when you have it ready. IP: Logged |
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MartinV Member |
posted January 14, 2010 04:10 AM
I'm still in the process of revision. I'm struggling with my final university exams and I have a paper to write as well but I'm taking all the time I can to make this readable. When it is ready, I will definitely post it in the short stories section. IP: Logged |
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MartinV Member |
posted January 16, 2010 11:15 AM
quote: I'm actually thinking of trying that. I have just enought time to polish it. IP: Logged |
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MartinV Member |
posted February 07, 2010 04:18 PM
quote: Fine, so it was more of a month and a bit. The novelette is now at about 16,700 words and it looks more or less ready to be read. Some sentences may have a different structure in the end but I don't plan to change anything bigger. I've been planning to send this to WOTF. Should I still post it here or would that not be the wisest of ideas? IP: Logged |
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BenM Member |
posted February 07, 2010 04:30 PM
There is a writing group for the next quarter's wotf here, if you're interested. Folks just email each other their stories and critiques so there's no chance of ruining the anonymity of your contest entry. Or maybe put up a synopsis or blurb in F&F, without the title, and offer to email it to interested critiquers? IP: Logged |
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skadder Member |
posted February 07, 2010 06:04 PM
As long as you don't identify that it is going to be a WOTF submission then you are fine. You can always post it with a different title. The problem occurs when you say, "I, Jim Morrison will be submitting a story entitled 'Dragon's Teeth' to WOTF." IP: Logged |
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