tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post5736643855934983381..comments2024-02-25T10:06:20.056-08:00Comments on The Literary Pig: Life cycle of a storyTracyFellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-79185538459847951992014-07-08T01:07:02.912-07:002014-07-08T01:07:02.912-07:00Well these are really outstanding stuff you are do...Well these are really outstanding stuff you are doing so far. i am really impressed the way you thought about the blogging.<br /><a href="http://www.findmypetapp.com" rel="nofollow">Lost cats poster</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215786991184520008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-84174348405221038352014-04-10T06:23:26.841-07:002014-04-10T06:23:26.841-07:00I didn't want to give up on my first story and...I didn't want to give up on my first story and perseverance has paid off! Good luck with your story, Jan :)TracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-25334737939323220732014-04-10T02:21:36.752-07:002014-04-10T02:21:36.752-07:00That's a really inspiring post, Tracy. Thank y...That's a really inspiring post, Tracy. Thank you. I shall keep sending. If you're like me that first story has a special significance. I had the first story I'd written back from PF last week. It had been in a competition and rejected by a magazine before so I left it for almost a year and worked on it before submitting it. And yet, I still feel I don't want to give up on it!Jan Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356572488839476046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-26952909110288284552014-04-05T01:41:23.305-07:002014-04-05T01:41:23.305-07:00Hmm, Edith, I'm terribly certain this is somet...Hmm, Edith, I'm terribly certain this is something I should be proud of!TracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-84254710101886046102014-04-04T12:21:00.695-07:002014-04-04T12:21:00.695-07:00Oh Tracy, you make me feel ashamed of myself for g...Oh Tracy, you make me feel ashamed of myself for giving up so easily! Try, try and try again shall be my new motto! ;) EdithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-88441824288120111082014-03-25T02:05:10.663-07:002014-03-25T02:05:10.663-07:00Yes, I too have plenty of 'retired' (or &#...Yes, I too have plenty of 'retired' (or 'what was I thinking') stories, Bernadette. TracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-29177068442452933322014-03-24T11:36:04.285-07:002014-03-24T11:36:04.285-07:00I can beat twelve (and that's all I'm sayi...I can beat twelve (and that's all I'm saying!)<br />I'm very persistent if I believe in something, though I have other stories that I 'retired' well before that, maybe because after a while I could see that the judges/editors were right and the story wasn't good enough.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288574214855156268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-68536839731767673072014-03-24T02:35:48.303-07:002014-03-24T02:35:48.303-07:00Thanks, Frances, that is interesting. I've tri...Thanks, Frances, that is interesting. I've tried this recently after making some changes and changing title of a story - not yet heard back, but keeping fingers crossed.TracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-70594773518563226282014-03-23T10:52:40.186-07:002014-03-23T10:52:40.186-07:00Interesting question. Hmm. I'm not sure, but I...Interesting question. Hmm. I'm not sure, but I have re-submitted a story to a mag that once rejected it, and it's been accepted. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-91831500501026648582014-03-21T05:02:53.271-07:002014-03-21T05:02:53.271-07:00That's a good idea! And sometimes if you have ...That's a good idea! And sometimes if you have faith in a story then it's a shame not to see it out in the world.TracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-8970237027460369702014-03-21T05:01:25.156-07:002014-03-21T05:01:25.156-07:00It was the shortlistings that kept me going, Susan...It was the shortlistings that kept me going, Susan. Just knowing somebody had seen something in the story. Always worths re-visiting a story and perhaps asking another writer's opinion etc.TracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-69914954786255542362014-03-20T14:45:42.706-07:002014-03-20T14:45:42.706-07:00I had an early story which got shortlisted in comp...I had an early story which got shortlisted in competitions a few times but never won. Finally published it myself in my Ghost Stories book as I felt it deserved it. It doesn't beat 12 outings though! Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-53695795827060319822014-03-20T10:55:57.265-07:002014-03-20T10:55:57.265-07:00That is persistence Tracy. Following a rejection, ...That is persistence Tracy. Following a rejection, I tend to hide a story away for a while. I don't keep count, but now I'll fish one or two out maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-30163523729979456032014-03-20T08:22:45.576-07:002014-03-20T08:22:45.576-07:00Oh, was I pretty sad to keep trying? Though would ...Oh, was I pretty sad to keep trying? Though would have given up if it hadn't been shortlisted in other places. Great news on TWN, Sally, which seems tough to get into.TracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-69971331530708810032014-03-20T08:20:48.971-07:002014-03-20T08:20:48.971-07:00Yes, I set a tough target, Patsy - though not sure...Yes, I set a tough target, Patsy - though not sure it's one to boast about! Glad the stories found homes - nice to hear happy endings.TracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-23853042937128715302014-03-20T08:19:42.816-07:002014-03-20T08:19:42.816-07:00Shows it's worth reviewing the old stories, Ro...Shows it's worth reviewing the old stories, Rosemary. TracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-47567112158092386912014-03-20T08:18:45.463-07:002014-03-20T08:18:45.463-07:00Okay, so you win in the other direction, Wendy! Wo...Okay, so you win in the other direction, Wendy! Womag guru girl!TracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-15743015833648607222014-03-20T07:42:29.512-07:002014-03-20T07:42:29.512-07:00Ashamed to say I would've given up before 12. ...Ashamed to say I would've given up before 12. But I do persevere with some stories - I had a story in last week's Weekly News that had been rejected by TAB and failed in two competitions. Well done you for not giving up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-82034560262975016102014-03-20T03:51:03.062-07:002014-03-20T03:51:03.062-07:00I can't beat twelve, but I do have several sto...I can't beat twelve, but I do have several stories which collected multiple rejections before finding a home.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-57744485378215523922014-03-20T02:02:18.750-07:002014-03-20T02:02:18.750-07:00Every now and then I go through my very old storie...Every now and then I go through my very old stories (written when just starting out) and give them a much needed rewrite. I might yet beat your number at some point if a couple of them ever see the light of day. So far, the longest one was published on its eleventh outing!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323608100391663677.post-75514008732142702962014-03-19T15:21:51.422-07:002014-03-19T15:21:51.422-07:00No - three is all I can manage.No - three is all I can manage.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.com