Sigh.

[fenderlove]

Just got another rejection letter for one of my short stories.

I should have known. Today has been a bad day, and I just knew something else was coming. Is this going to be the story of my life? I just wish I could figure out what I'm doing wrong. I was going to submit a story to Buzzy Multimedia magazine, but I don't think I will now because I'm probably just doing the same things that are getting me rejected elsewhere. I don't even know what those things are! Now I just have another story unworthy of publication to throw on the pile because I have no idea what to do with it. I'll just sit here with my self-pity and my rejected manuscript pile while I contemplate what to do next.

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[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I wish I just understood why they didn't like something. I feel like if I substituted "Angel and Spike" or "Thor and Loki" or "Tony and Steve" into the story for my characters, I'd get a bunch of likes, favourites, and comments... but when I just write my characters being themselves, no one seems to think they're worth reading about. My mom says I shouldn't try so hard because it seems like some of the people making loads of money today aren't really trying. Then again, I couldn't live with myself if I made money that way.

[spankingfemme.livejournal.com]

Spike and Angel were original characters at one point just like any other fandom before they became a fandom :) Have you thought about self publication? Quite a few folks made their way that way. The road to working in any creative field is a tough one. A lot of hard work and endless hours fine tuning your craft. Try not to get discouraged as these things never happen over night. Some author/artists literally bust their hump a decade before they see the fruit of their labors. Not saying that it'll take you that long, but as long as you don't give up, the sky is the limit :)