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prusikJust got my Clarion rejection. Not a surprise by this point. Of course, it follows the standard syntax of form rejections.
On one hand, this is where I talk about how I gear up to apply again next year. On the other hand, Clarion is not the end goal. It is one of many means to an end.
I'm always vaguely appalled when I read blog entries that suggest people try to sell the stories they submitted to Clarion as if that's a novel thing to do. Well of course you try to sell those stories. They are stories you've written just like any other. The Clarion application is a by-product of your writing, not the main goal.
The upside is that the Clarion application is no extra work. As such, I will almost surely apply again in 2010. If I get in, terrific. If I don't, well, hopefully the stories I've written will have found nice homes anyway. The latter is really more to the point.
[Edited to fix a stupid typo.]
On one hand, this is where I talk about how I gear up to apply again next year. On the other hand, Clarion is not the end goal. It is one of many means to an end.
I'm always vaguely appalled when I read blog entries that suggest people try to sell the stories they submitted to Clarion as if that's a novel thing to do. Well of course you try to sell those stories. They are stories you've written just like any other. The Clarion application is a by-product of your writing, not the main goal.
The upside is that the Clarion application is no extra work. As such, I will almost surely apply again in 2010. If I get in, terrific. If I don't, well, hopefully the stories I've written will have found nice homes anyway. The latter is really more to the point.
[Edited to fix a stupid typo.]
