How to Achieve Writing Competition Success
July 18th 2010 20:47
"You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist."
Isaac Asimov
Wise words. I'm not sure Asimov was talking about short story competitions there, but his quote is true for all aspects of writing that involve sending your work out. You have to be persistent. Keep sending your stories out and take on all the criticism you receive in the process. Might not be fun to be told where you went wrong, but take criticism as helpful advice and implement it. See if it makes a difference. Above all, be patient and persist.
Isaac Asimov
Wise words. I'm not sure Asimov was talking about short story competitions there, but his quote is true for all aspects of writing that involve sending your work out. You have to be persistent. Keep sending your stories out and take on all the criticism you receive in the process. Might not be fun to be told where you went wrong, but take criticism as helpful advice and implement it. See if it makes a difference. Above all, be patient and persist.
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