Author and friend, Brooke Johnson, has this lovely blog and asked me to do a guest post. I talk about the subtle side of YA sex, and also have an excerpt from one of my works in progress, A Good Criminal Heart. I know that I wrote it, but I still say that it provides some insight to how to write YA sex, especially if you are going for a subtle feel and don't want to be so overt.
I submitted my story to the contest on a blog - and I'm sad to say that I didn't make it in... again.
I've decided to change my way of thinking of rejection. Instead of a "no," I think of it as a "No from us." Which, in a way, is healthy, but I worry that it's impeding the growth of my piece.
The intro probably isn't as strong as it could be. I liked my old intro better, but a lot of people told me that it felt too promotional.
Which gives me the idea to incorporate the old intro into my query letter. Right?
I really need to work on my query letter and get it out there again. While this piece has received a few "No"s, it doesn't guarantee a no from everyone. Making runner-up is a "mostly yes," and I did receive a partial request once.
In conclusion: My piece is worth it. I need to start submitting to other places and stop getting so hung up on the "No." I need to stop expecting different results from the same people and circumstances (isn't that what they call insanity anyway?)
And as far as I can tell, I haven't gone insane (yet).
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