tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post8081820332995009094..comments2024-03-28T07:57:20.138-07:00Comments on Writing for Woman's World Magazine: Tempting Fate!Kate Willoughbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08923324775303769386noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-50981401836623362542012-11-21T17:00:52.656-08:002012-11-21T17:00:52.656-08:00
Good luck Betsi with your story! I hope they pic... <br />Good luck Betsi with your story! I hope they pick it :) <br /><br />NicoleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-11763385835700654562012-11-17T11:57:39.699-08:002012-11-17T11:57:39.699-08:00I just got the Nov 12th issue in the mail today. ...I just got the Nov 12th issue in the mail today. I am hoping the subscription catches up. Not sure if it is the fault of the magazine or the USPS. I live in "Sandy" area so it could be either of both.<br /><br />As far as stories rejected, all my submissions but two were rejected when other stories appeared later with the same topic, or characters, or setting, etc. I have to admit that in all cases, but one, I did like Johnene and Stephanie's choice better. I still loved me story though. In the one story of mine I though was better, the hero had a spained ankel in thiers it was the heroine and her ankle was broken. <br /><br />Oh, well. All I can do is submit my polished story and hope for the best. I still have one there since August so I guess I need to write another one as soon as I complete my NaNo project.<br /><br />And as for titles, I've been reading WW since 1989 and they used them over and over, fairly often.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-72207587942509246532012-11-16T05:30:55.988-08:002012-11-16T05:30:55.988-08:00Nicole, I just mailed a story this week. If they&#...Nicole, I just mailed a story this week. If they're behind, at least mine will be in the "pile."Betsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861482447169647656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-39383238007917288672012-11-15T16:00:55.595-08:002012-11-15T16:00:55.595-08:00Kate,
With all the storms (both hurricane and win...Kate,<br /><br />With all the storms (both hurricane and winter storm) do you think it might be best to hold off on submissions? Or would you go ahead, and send? Has anyone heard how they fared the storm? Hopefully everyone including the offices are alright. My heart goes out to everyone up there.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />NicoleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-12966130458588891152012-11-15T13:18:12.971-08:002012-11-15T13:18:12.971-08:00Exactly. Exactly. Kate Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923324775303769386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-21588570535770058372012-11-13T07:21:54.452-08:002012-11-13T07:21:54.452-08:00Kate, I KNOW I can't come up with anything &qu...Kate, I KNOW I can't come up with anything "new" for this genre, so I don't worry about it all that much. In fact, sometimes I take a break from reading the magazine for several weeks, because a couple times I gave up on an idea when I thought it might be too similar to something they just published. But by the time my story lands on her desk, it won't matter -- and besides, it will be MY story, and hopefully unique in some way.Betsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861482447169647656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-31937827298787391252012-11-13T07:02:55.846-08:002012-11-13T07:02:55.846-08:00My opinion? I think when you boil it all down, the...My opinion? I think when you boil it all down, there are really no focused "tricks" we can use. All we can do is write the best story we can and hope. Kate Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923324775303769386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-78871031055347318342012-11-13T06:31:17.054-08:002012-11-13T06:31:17.054-08:00It seems the editors have a fondness for certain t...It seems the editors have a fondness for certain titles, too. I see that the most recent story is called "Recipe for Love." I know Mary Ann had one with that title, so I searched the blog and found hers, plus one called "A Recipe for Love."Betsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861482447169647656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-14134433728865050522012-11-12T17:47:00.786-08:002012-11-12T17:47:00.786-08:00Oh, I did read it a couple of weeks ago. Sometimes...Oh, I did read it a couple of weeks ago. Sometimes memory fails me. Thank you, Kate, for the reminder. <br /><br />It seems that the editors at WW get a fondness for a setting and we see it repeated several times before they go on to something else. The last story I submitted had a lakeside setting. How many of those do you suppose are on the WW desk now?<br /><br />Mary Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-24677712529090863842012-11-12T16:32:23.732-08:002012-11-12T16:32:23.732-08:00November 19 issue.November 19 issue.Kate Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923324775303769386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-60790803073289778062012-11-12T16:09:30.895-08:002012-11-12T16:09:30.895-08:00Kate, what was the publication date for "Love...Kate, what was the publication date for "Love is in the Air"? because I don't remember ever seeing it. Some people have rated it, so it must be in a WW magazine.Mary Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-80377495701626007162012-11-12T04:09:49.246-08:002012-11-12T04:09:49.246-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.buying dissertation safehttp://dissertationproposal.info/buy-dissertation.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-57708501004219098532012-11-11T11:58:45.538-08:002012-11-11T11:58:45.538-08:00Sorry about the bad luck, Mary Jo. :(
Tamara, LOL...Sorry about the bad luck, Mary Jo. :(<br /><br />Tamara, LOL, but I think I'll stick with the four choices. Kate Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923324775303769386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-56638171618096625002012-11-10T16:13:31.658-08:002012-11-10T16:13:31.658-08:00Kate, you need a fifth category: "Not as good...Kate, you need a fifth category: "Not as good as mine."Tamaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-89555000371156360972012-11-10T13:49:03.958-08:002012-11-10T13:49:03.958-08:00Well, looking back, I see that my story "Deli...Well, looking back, I see that my story "Delia's Letter" was returned to me in February, so it is more likely Johnene didn't like it. I haven't checked, but I expect her note said, "This just didn't work for me."<br /><br />Good title, Tamara. I imagine any number of us could use it.<br /><br />Sorry, I couldn't vote on Ms. Savage's story because I am prejudiced. I do like my story better. I am glad she got hers published, though.Mary Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-61193116532090821392012-11-10T13:41:41.182-08:002012-11-10T13:41:41.182-08:00Call your book "The Synchronicity Collection&...Call your book "The Synchronicity Collection". That is frustrating, I know.Tamaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-72925937987656099202012-11-10T13:22:14.796-08:002012-11-10T13:22:14.796-08:00I swear, synchronicity got me again. My story had ...I swear, synchronicity got me again. My story had a letter in the attic that the girl attempted to deliver many years after her aunt (now deceased) wrote it, and it brought her to the nephew of the addressee. The editors didn't like my story better, obviously. One more to add to my collection for a little e-book.Mary Jonoreply@blogger.com