I am soooo glad you had that curious instinct to check out that former agent! What a way to put those doubts to rest. Alhamdulillah!! I am nervously thinking of starting to send out query letters as I'm not sure the publisher who initially reached out to me about my current book is the right fit. Your post helps other writers more than you know!
I saw a post on LinkedIn recently reminding people that when you apply and interview for jobs, they’re assessing you and you are assessing them. Same with publishing. They’re assessing the risks and benefits, and we are doing the same. I began to realize that sending my short stories out to journals. I would send to all the popular literary journals (for all the wrong reasons) and get rejected, then I started paying closer attention and asking myself, what’s the best home for my story? Who do I trust my writing with?
Did me good to read this. Thank you. Last year I had a mentor who gave me sound advice but then deliberately did f*** all for my confidence, when I asked, light heartedly albeit stupidly, if she’d read my book (one day). The answer: not really. I’m sure she framed it more politely, though I can’t remember how coz I was so mortified. Same way she politely gaslit me for my religious beliefs and my expression of them in my writing.
May Allah swt grant your father the highest of abodes in jannah. A really nice post, this one. Congrats for getting out of the muck. It can be sticky and slippery down there. And a good reminder to be kind with our words. It's far too easy to crush someone's spirit under your ice-hiking spiked boots. We humans are scarily good about knowing how to say and do the most hurtful things, and we gotta keep ourselves in check.
I'm primarily a poet, but I'd like to dip my toes into short stories. I'll check out your other post.
Ameen thank you. Yes I've learned in my work as an editor and my introduction to the publishing industry how important it is to be sensitive and careful in handling someone's work.
She (Erykah) did say that! Hahaha. Glad you pushed through this. And thankful for the reminder to believe in ourselves. And oh, I didn’t “catch” COVID. I was gifted COVID when you returned from a trip to New Orleans. 😅
OH MY GODDDDDD!!!!!! I need to get somewhere where I can throw something I'm so mad for youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu but I'm so glad you didn't give up.
This post was definitely inspired by your comment yesterday! Alhumdulillah I can laugh at it now. It's so absurdly funny. "and then she became a vet" 😅
I am soooo glad you had that curious instinct to check out that former agent! What a way to put those doubts to rest. Alhamdulillah!! I am nervously thinking of starting to send out query letters as I'm not sure the publisher who initially reached out to me about my current book is the right fit. Your post helps other writers more than you know!
I saw a post on LinkedIn recently reminding people that when you apply and interview for jobs, they’re assessing you and you are assessing them. Same with publishing. They’re assessing the risks and benefits, and we are doing the same. I began to realize that sending my short stories out to journals. I would send to all the popular literary journals (for all the wrong reasons) and get rejected, then I started paying closer attention and asking myself, what’s the best home for my story? Who do I trust my writing with?
Did me good to read this. Thank you. Last year I had a mentor who gave me sound advice but then deliberately did f*** all for my confidence, when I asked, light heartedly albeit stupidly, if she’d read my book (one day). The answer: not really. I’m sure she framed it more politely, though I can’t remember how coz I was so mortified. Same way she politely gaslit me for my religious beliefs and my expression of them in my writing.
Yikes! Like thanks for the honesty but couldn't she just say "i'll check it out" or something else vague?
May Allah swt grant your father the highest of abodes in jannah. A really nice post, this one. Congrats for getting out of the muck. It can be sticky and slippery down there. And a good reminder to be kind with our words. It's far too easy to crush someone's spirit under your ice-hiking spiked boots. We humans are scarily good about knowing how to say and do the most hurtful things, and we gotta keep ourselves in check.
I'm primarily a poet, but I'd like to dip my toes into short stories. I'll check out your other post.
Ameen thank you. Yes I've learned in my work as an editor and my introduction to the publishing industry how important it is to be sensitive and careful in handling someone's work.
She (Erykah) did say that! Hahaha. Glad you pushed through this. And thankful for the reminder to believe in ourselves. And oh, I didn’t “catch” COVID. I was gifted COVID when you returned from a trip to New Orleans. 😅
Oh dang, my bad 😬
OH MY GODDDDDD!!!!!! I need to get somewhere where I can throw something I'm so mad for youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu but I'm so glad you didn't give up.
This post was definitely inspired by your comment yesterday! Alhumdulillah I can laugh at it now. It's so absurdly funny. "and then she became a vet" 😅
Alhamdulillah you can laugh it now is right!!!