tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post3693588274728579595..comments2023-04-20T18:24:37.591+01:00Comments on Carol's Corner: Guess What I Won?Carolbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-16982667436714064942016-12-20T17:03:41.798+00:002016-12-20T17:03:41.798+00:00Thanks, Rosemary.:-)
Yes, I have learnt a lot fro...Thanks, Rosemary.:-)<br /><br />Yes, I have learnt a lot from redrafting; every time I created a slightly different version I saw elements that a few years before I would have missed. It is certainly a learning process.Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-10117077098039501522016-12-19T09:51:15.793+00:002016-12-19T09:51:15.793+00:00Many congratulations, Carol! Not only does it show...Many congratulations, Carol! Not only does it show the worth of persevering to find the right market, but you've also tweaked it along the way and no doubt learned from each redraft. I've had a couple of older stories eventually published in light of redrafts and changed one short story into a novella! All part of the fun of writing.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-90924874907929073532016-12-17T13:17:27.409+00:002016-12-17T13:17:27.409+00:00Thanks, Teresa.:)
It really is worth persevering....Thanks, Teresa.:)<br /><br />It really is worth persevering.Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-36789901293784263872016-12-17T10:16:56.587+00:002016-12-17T10:16:56.587+00:00Congratulations, Carol. It does take a while somet...Congratulations, Carol. It does take a while sometimes, but when you have faith in a story it's always worth persevering :-) Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-65196001873384003862016-12-16T20:23:00.136+00:002016-12-16T20:23:00.136+00:00Thanks, Patsy. :)
It's good to remind ourselv...Thanks, Patsy. :)<br /><br />It's good to remind ourselves that sometimes it just takes time finding our stories a home...Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-59335284437977639712016-12-16T20:21:17.272+00:002016-12-16T20:21:17.272+00:00Thanks, Keith. :)Thanks, Keith. :)Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-88619629263946342302016-12-16T20:20:58.939+00:002016-12-16T20:20:58.939+00:00Thank you, Helen. :)
Having belief in your story&...Thank you, Helen. :)<br /><br />Having belief in your story's potential is important, thanks for sharing your eventual success. <br /><br />I intend to submit it to Alfie Dog Fiction when they have their next submission window in March, so fingers crossed.Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-87858284322038999342016-12-16T20:15:34.451+00:002016-12-16T20:15:34.451+00:00Congratulations, Paula, shows that no matter how o...Congratulations, Paula, shows that no matter how old a story is, it can be reworked and have a new life. :)Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-19315803468434458922016-12-16T16:43:42.883+00:002016-12-16T16:43:42.883+00:00Congratulations, Carol!
Yes, some of my stories h...Congratulations, Carol!<br /><br />Yes, some of my stories have taken a while to find the right home.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-30548366286510364142016-12-16T09:30:29.017+00:002016-12-16T09:30:29.017+00:00Congratulations, Carol. Looking forward to reading...Congratulations, Carol. Looking forward to reading it.Keith Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05133563220362208820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-14092282169604106862016-12-15T17:52:33.943+00:002016-12-15T17:52:33.943+00:00Yes, Carol. My story 'Stage Fright', which...Yes, Carol. My story 'Stage Fright', which I wrote back in 2008 (as 'Donkey Work'), has been out to various competitions and magazines and never come anywhere, is in the Christmas TAB Fiction Feast - 3 years after they first rejected it! So yes, your advice is sound! Never give up on a story that you like. It will eventually find a home. And congratulations on your win! (Can we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-78775757377774903812016-12-15T17:20:35.242+00:002016-12-15T17:20:35.242+00:00I dug out a novel I first wrote in the 1970's,...I dug out a novel I first wrote in the 1970's, rehashed it, changed the ending, and it was published in 2012. Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-50169206244604682792016-12-15T16:54:55.930+00:002016-12-15T16:54:55.930+00:00Thanks, Bernadette.:-)
And congratulations on you...Thanks, Bernadette.:-)<br /><br />And congratulations on your story acceptance; shows that nothing is ever wasted holding onto it for later. Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-40461903806038365712016-12-15T16:36:43.173+00:002016-12-15T16:36:43.173+00:00A story that I wrote so long ago it was on a typew...A story that I wrote so long ago it was on a typewriter (probably around 1990) was accepted by a magazine last year!<br /><br />Well done on your win! xxSherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288574214855156268noreply@blogger.com