tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385249.post115859899234278616..comments2023-10-11T09:00:27.615-05:00Comments on Joyce Ellen Armond: Speculative Romance (And More) Online: Joyce Ellen Armondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765556689124541390noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385249.post-1159126052755096922006-09-24T14:27:00.000-05:002006-09-24T14:27:00.000-05:00I like the way you think Joyce!I like the way you think Joyce!Ursulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202399120717363308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385249.post-1158755429927122482006-09-20T07:30:00.000-05:002006-09-20T07:30:00.000-05:00If I get too excited, then I get too let down on t...<I>If I get too excited, then I get too let down on the other end if it comes back.</I><BR/><BR/>I always expect rejection, and consider that submission, not publication, is the ultimate goal. So I get all happy about submission, and talk myself into believing how absolutely great it will be when I get to resubmit after a rejection!<BR/><BR/>That's really twisted, but it works.Joyce Ellen Armondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765556689124541390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385249.post-1158712833332785072006-09-19T19:40:00.000-05:002006-09-19T19:40:00.000-05:00Me, cool? Heh! There's a funny thought! I'm trying...Me, cool? Heh! There's a funny thought! <BR/><BR/>I'm trying to get regular about submitting things because if I want to be serious about craft, it's part of the ropes. If I get too excited, then I get too let down on the other end if it comes back. So I try to be Zen about it all. Still, got those fingers crossed. :-)Ursulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202399120717363308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385249.post-1158707035113827482006-09-19T18:03:00.000-05:002006-09-19T18:03:00.000-05:00Christine said "Send out a submission."You're so c...Christine said "Send out a submission."<BR/><BR/>You're so cool. When I send something out it's like Mardi Gras without the flashing.Joyce Ellen Armondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765556689124541390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385249.post-1158628895843824082006-09-18T20:21:00.000-05:002006-09-18T20:21:00.000-05:00I've already lured at least one person over there,...I've already lured at least one person over there, Joyce, so beware! :-) It's highly addictive.<BR/><BR/>You wouldn't believe how many people have said in private or on the message boards that their FanLit entry was the FIRST thing they'd ever let anyone read. To me, that's huge. Not everyone's first effort is going to win a Pulitzer Prize or even place in the top hundred of the weekly rankings of FanLit, but that these folks are a) writing, b) FINISHING something, and c) putting it out there for others to read is a very cool thing, IMO.Lynne Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589794728901958015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385249.post-1158627890767806612006-09-18T20:04:00.000-05:002006-09-18T20:04:00.000-05:00I finished the first part of the detailed scene ou...I finished the first part of the detailed scene outline. The nitty gritty, but it came out better than expected.<BR/><BR/>Sent out a submission.Ursulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202399120717363308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385249.post-1158624619220117502006-09-18T19:10:00.000-05:002006-09-18T19:10:00.000-05:00Go Lynne!I'm hearing all kinds of good stuff about...Go Lynne!<BR/><BR/>I'm hearing all kinds of good stuff about the Avon Fan Lit thing. I just may have to test it out. :)Joyce Ellen Armondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765556689124541390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385249.post-1158601537641136962006-09-18T12:45:00.000-05:002006-09-18T12:45:00.000-05:00Wow, you had a good week, Joyce! :-) Unfortunately...Wow, you had a good week, Joyce! :-) Unfortunately, I don't know much about Flash Fiction. I'm assuming you've checked out some anthologies?<BR/><BR/>Last week, I submitted two 1,500-word entries to Avon FanLit. One was a combination of science fiction, time travel, and Regency, and the other was a rewrite as vanilla Regency. I wrote twenty pages on my epic fantasy series. And, best of all, I finished rewriting my query letter and started submitting it. I think writing the promos for the FanLit pieces shook something loose in my brain so that I was finally able to see what was wrong with my long-hated query letter.Lynne Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589794728901958015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385249.post-1158599157681875402006-09-18T12:05:00.000-05:002006-09-18T12:05:00.000-05:00I finished a short story, writing about 3,000 word...I finished a short story, writing about 3,000 words or so. I've had some critiques, and now I'm ready to revise and start submitting!<BR/><BR/>I hope this story ends up where everyone can see, because it displays something I've discovered about myself. I have a tentacle fetish.<BR/><BR/>I am going to do some character work so I can get a clear picture of my heroine and start a new longer project, hopefully on Thursday.<BR/><BR/>I also plan to learn something about writing Flash Fiction. Anybody got any recommendations on how to get a handle on it? It's prose, it's poetry, it's interesting and I have an idea I think will lend itself well to the format.<BR/><BR/>Happy writing!Joyce Ellen Armondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765556689124541390noreply@blogger.com