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 Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:00 pm
For the last few months, I've been struggling with re-writing and editing a series of fiction-based-on-fact short stories set in my hometown. (That's why I've been mysteriously absent, which I apologize for . . . ) About a month ago, an opportunity popped up for an erotic anthology. Now, that's what I write, that's what I like, so I jumped on the idea and picked up one of my old projects and started editing it so I could submit it.
Well, a month has passed. The submission deadline is in two days. And where am I in my editing?
Not even past the first [insert profanity here] paragraph.
I looked over the publisher's website a few days ago. I was looking for the perks and benefits of being published with them, refreshing my memory of what they had to offer me and I was reminded that, if my submission is selected for this anthology . . . I'm not getting paid for it. I'll get a few free copies of the anthology to pass around to friends and loved ones, but that's about it.
I've started stressing over the deadline because I own the last anthology that the publisher produced, and I'd love to be a part of it this year, but I've just smoked through a pack and a half of cigarettes in the last twelve hours, I've had six cups of coffee, and I've smashed my empties against my door because it just isn't working.
But I know that it can work and that if I keep at it long enough, it will work . . .
What do you think? Is the idea potentially - not even definitely - getting published worth the stress of meeting the deadline? Would it be more worth it or less worth it if you knew there was money involved?
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:50 pm
I would only really put my sanity at risk if I got money out of it.... but the idea of getting something published is also aluring.
If it gets down to the wire (which is already is) I would, personally do a quick runthrough and get out the big mistakes before calling it good and submitting. If it makes it, good. If it doesn't, then you at must have at least learned something through this whole expirience to benefit your later writing.
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:56 pm
Thats a hard one, getting published would be nice, having everyone read your work. At the same time it would be nice to get some money from it.
Go for it, getting it published, even though your not payed for this one, will catch other peoples attentions if yours is amazing, you will get more writing opportunities, and get payed for them XD
thats how I see it, so... yeah Hope I helped at least somewhat sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 1:03 am
I'd have someone else read over it. That's what I tend to do; several of my friends are used to the abuse of being required to read something right now.
If trying to meet the deadline is killing you and making it unfun, maybe don't do this one. Wait for submissions to open for the next anthology.
For me, some stress for a decent probability of getting published is a decent tradeoff. I'd love to get published, even unpaid, though paid is definitely preferable.
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:54 am
HA HA!
If you can send them something five pages long do it.
I love short stories.
It's still my favourite format and right now one of the reasons I am finally sticking to something I'm trying to write it's because each chapter isn't more than a page long.
SO, my opinion is, write something, something good but keep it short.
It's good to have something published but you should always focus on your main projects.
Which is something I'm not doing.
Which is why I never got anything published.
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