Cory Swanson
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I just finished reading Stephen King's 'On Writing.' At the end, he explains the game of becoming a published writer. In short, it looks like this:
Write short stories.
Submit them to anywhere and everywhere appropriate.
Get rejected.
Keep doing it.
Finally get a few publication credits.
Use these to pitch to agents when you have a book ready.
Get published.
Seems pretty straightforward. Play the game over and over again, and eventually you'll break through. Though I can't help but feel that the game has changed in the past twenty years since this book was written.
What does the game look like now? I hear more and more that publishers won't look at you if you don't have a huge social media presence. As someone who won't twit, am I doomed?
I suspect there's a lot of different games now.
If you've been successful in the new age, what did your game look like?
Write short stories.
Submit them to anywhere and everywhere appropriate.
Get rejected.
Keep doing it.
Finally get a few publication credits.
Use these to pitch to agents when you have a book ready.
Get published.
Seems pretty straightforward. Play the game over and over again, and eventually you'll break through. Though I can't help but feel that the game has changed in the past twenty years since this book was written.
What does the game look like now? I hear more and more that publishers won't look at you if you don't have a huge social media presence. As someone who won't twit, am I doomed?
I suspect there's a lot of different games now.
If you've been successful in the new age, what did your game look like?