As a wannabe writer, I've felt a different version. Spending months on a story idea, drafting and editing the crap out of it, and submitting it to an anthology. Rejected by the editor because it just didn't fit or something else. Never did find out why. 🤷♂️
But several people said it was an awesome story. 😔
Do I turn it into a novella and self-publish? Or do I strip mine it for story ideas? 🤔
I don't know. Right now I'm working on submissions for other anthologies and getting better at the craft. But that one story beckons me. 😔
🤷♂️
Anyway, congrats to you on getting the deal with Raconteur! 💪 I'm really looking forward to seeing what you create. 🙂
Oh, I plan to offer it up someday. The question becomes how much I spend on it. The ROI determining what I do. The specific genre of the story was extremely niche. 🤔
Thanks for sharing. We talked a few years ago at LC about the Hammer Commission series. I could tell you were struggling with the fact that you liked the series but it just wasn't earning enough to justify allocating the finite writing time you have to continuing the series.
I don't think some readers truly understand that no matter how good a writer you are, there are only so many words that you can write in any given period of time.
As a wannabe writer, I've felt a different version. Spending months on a story idea, drafting and editing the crap out of it, and submitting it to an anthology. Rejected by the editor because it just didn't fit or something else. Never did find out why. 🤷♂️
But several people said it was an awesome story. 😔
Do I turn it into a novella and self-publish? Or do I strip mine it for story ideas? 🤔
I don't know. Right now I'm working on submissions for other anthologies and getting better at the craft. But that one story beckons me. 😔
🤷♂️
Anyway, congrats to you on getting the deal with Raconteur! 💪 I'm really looking forward to seeing what you create. 🙂
Ya, I'm there with one of mine, too...
You can self-publish short stories.
It's better to have a collection and sell a bunch together. Then, that requires a bunch.
Oh, I plan to offer it up someday. The question becomes how much I spend on it. The ROI determining what I do. The specific genre of the story was extremely niche. 🤔
Thanks for sharing. We talked a few years ago at LC about the Hammer Commission series. I could tell you were struggling with the fact that you liked the series but it just wasn't earning enough to justify allocating the finite writing time you have to continuing the series.
I don't think some readers truly understand that no matter how good a writer you are, there are only so many words that you can write in any given period of time.