My work pace has slowed down tremendously, but I still feel as excited about reading as when I first started. I just burned myself out by working too hard on critiques and letters.
Writers, editors, reviewers - please don't push too hard. You are big, happy oranges that can produce for years to come if you don't squeeze yourselves dry this year. You can always go back and work through your projects; perfection on a first-anything is a Sisteen Chapel waiting to happen. Don't be afraid to rest.
Through The Rejecter's blog comments, I found this amazing list of competitive literary magazines, listed in tiers of how competitive they are. This list made me so happy, and it will make you happy, too, aspiring writer.
BookFox's Ranking of Competitive Literary Journals.
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ReplyDeleteI sent out about 50 queries a week. I used to send out 5 a week by post mail...now I do everything by email. I will tell you though..I've gotten more requests by email then by regular mail. Makes me want to kick myself for wasting all these stamps on these lame agents.
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