![]() We’re sorry not to be taking it for we admired the voice, the attention to detail, and both the precision and variety of these stories. In December, I received a letter from the editor of a second contest: “…Your manuscript kept getting short listed and was on the table long into our deliberations. In October, the director of a contest noted that my work was in the top 20 percent of submissions. However, I unexpectedly received two encouraging rejections. I was realistic, I was used to rejections-I had file folders filled with them. I knew mainstream publishers weren’t interested in collections, and most agents weren’t either. In 2007, I sent the new collection, with the working title of “Foreign Lands” to contests and a few agents. ![]() I was so happy to be the author of a collection-a dream-that I started to compile a second collection. I also decided to remove one story from the collection. But he was right-I found a better arrangement. The editor asked me to change the order of stories, which I’d meticulously labored over. It had been rejected by publishers and contests, but it finally won a contest, which was thrilling. My first collection was published in 2005. ![]() ( 4 Short Lessons on the Subject of Short Stories) Prepare for the Long Haul
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