While going through the agonizing process of applying for grad school I had the good fortune of coming across a fellow named Stephen Graham Jones, a writer and professor at the UC Boulder. (Check out his website here) Once I was accepted into the program and made the decision to defer I asked him for a challenge to tide me through the months between now and when I actually get to school. He came back with this
“Get publishes in WEIRD TALES and FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION. Or collect about ten rejections from each. It’s the kind of assignment that entails writing better, writing a lot, writing when people say you shouldn't, writing even better, tailoring your work to fit, doing the research to make it fit, all that.”
Having never submitted anything for publication, this is a mighty task indeed. I am determined to make it happen. It’s going to require me to really step up my game in terms of the amount of work I am producing each month.
2 comments:
I have no doubt that you'll get multiple publication within the year. Cheers!
Given your weird experiences...weird tales should come to you relatively quickly. Now write and submit! At some level, those who produce the MOST produce the most good work. Not a cry for mediocre work here...but definitely encouragement to move forward and ignore the inevitable rejection that ultimately leads to success.
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