Another good day today. I posted off a short story to Woman's Weekly which obviously I am excited about. I keep a record of my submission and was momentarily shocked to see that I had sent nothing off since late January - now that is naughty!! But enough of looking back from now on I am going to focus on the future. I have also sent out 'a readers tip' to Take-a-Break so this week (well two days of it) have been quite fruitful. I am getting back on target which is a good feeling.
I have scheduled work for next week which includes research for stories, competition entries and a play list of music to lift my spirits and keep me tapping away on my laptop.
About Me
- Rae Argent
- A fiction writer and mum to three great kids, also lucky enough to be married to the man of my dreams. In spite of that mushy comment I do not write flowery romance - I like a nice helping of real life grit in my work. I have a Diploma in Literature & Creative Writing from The Open University and remain a member of the wonderful Watford Writers, despite moving on several times. I am a big fan of Swanwick Writers Summer School which has taught me a great deal and where I have made many great friends. I have yet to reach the dizzy heights of becoming a published superstar but will continue to send my work out into the world.
I like the hopeful feeling that comes with submitting a story :o) Good luck.
ReplyDeleteJust try to keep sending them out, Rae. I'm always completely surprised when I sell a story (Not as many as some, but over the years I haven't done too badly!)- it always comes out of the blue, and very often just when I feel like giving up (which I will never do because I think I'm addicted to writing now and it's a fun job, isn't it?). Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHow right you are ladies - that hopeful excited feeling of making a submission then a month later watching hopefully for the postman. Then there is that blue feeling of despondancy when you think to yourself 'whats the point' but you know deep inside you won't stop writing or trying. Thank you for your encouraging comments, they keep me going.
ReplyDeleteGood luck Rae. Fingers and everything else crossed for you. :-)
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