tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post4686734544251215468..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: *Subbing* seems to be the hardest wordDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-78322209999902185082012-03-23T17:28:25.390+00:002012-03-23T17:28:25.390+00:00Mother's Day is coming soon, I have planned se...Mother's Day is coming soon, I have planned several weeks to prepare a nice gift for my mother. Well, in fact, at the beginning I planned to buy a handbag or purse for her, but due to the limited budget, I don't have enough money for either of them. <br /> <br />Then I thought clothes could be a good substitute, then after I checked them on amazon and ebay, I found nice clothing are even more expensive than handbags and purses. 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Getting the piece ready for submitting -- that's the hard part for me. And researching to find a likely market for it is not so much fun for me either.Paulhttp://www.paullamb.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-45272867168830522702010-07-04T11:19:17.000+01:002010-07-04T11:19:17.000+01:00Thanks Chris!Thanks Chris!Debs Ricciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837598374947020855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-58824557602365003452010-07-03T21:48:22.892+01:002010-07-03T21:48:22.892+01:00Aha, I thought, subbing... I know about this. But...Aha, I thought, subbing... I know about this. But you were talking about subbing (as in submitting) while I was thinking of subbing (as in sub-editing)! However, as a reporter, my trepidation when subs looked at my copy was probably just as great. Then, when I became a sub myself, after the paper went to press I used to wake at 2 or 3 in the morning worrying about mistakes I might have made. Debs, your post - and the comments - made laugh. It was a lovely piece of writing.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-39891154416459739252010-07-03T08:57:55.811+01:002010-07-03T08:57:55.811+01:00Brilliant, Susie! LOL!Brilliant, Susie! LOL!Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-67395281725226621152010-07-02T23:37:29.983+01:002010-07-02T23:37:29.983+01:00PS - That's why 'subbing' is so close ...PS - That's why 'subbing' is so close to 'sobbing'...Susie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-45451621788750717812010-07-02T23:36:48.002+01:002010-07-02T23:36:48.002+01:00So true, and it's the sheer cringeworthiness o...So true, and it's the sheer cringeworthiness of that horrible moment when you realise you've really been STUPID (and, as you say, it's so easily done): my worst and most blushworthy was sending the whole ms, weighing a ton, to an American publisher and sending return postage in BRITISH STAMPS...Needless to say, I never got my ms back, nor even any acknowledgement. :(<br />SusiexSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-14971120656552631772010-07-02T21:55:07.077+01:002010-07-02T21:55:07.077+01:00Thanks for the great comments, everyone!Thanks for the great comments, everyone!Debs Ricciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837598374947020855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-36317229559214214052010-07-02T20:20:21.481+01:002010-07-02T20:20:21.481+01:00Or...
d)Get drunk, tell yourself they're proba...Or...<br />d)Get drunk, tell yourself they're probably bigger idiots than yourself and wouldn't recognise a good book if it bit them in the arse and write a letter to the Times bemoaning the lack of encouragement in this country for creative talent.Keith Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05133563220362208820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-70141395442369858412010-07-02T16:56:43.846+01:002010-07-02T16:56:43.846+01:00Subbing doesn't quicken my pulse anymore. In f...Subbing doesn't quicken my pulse anymore. In fact, i don't think i've got a pulse after nigh on 70 rejections. God. Imagine that. Being an immortal facing an eternity of subbing work...<br /><br />(can anyone tell i'm seeing Eclipse tomorrow...;))<br /><br />Great post.<br /><br />SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-60071760835739603982010-07-02T16:47:03.220+01:002010-07-02T16:47:03.220+01:00Great post.
I got to know my Post Office Lady pret...Great post.<br />I got to know my Post Office Lady pretty well. She asked me whether i worked with 'Carol', who had apparently been going in each week with similar thick envelopes addressed to the same people and going through the same SAE-weighing rigmarole as me.<br />'Carol' and I never met, which is a shame as we could have been friends.Jenzarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152293618233525536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-85685469208956092010-07-02T11:18:04.280+01:002010-07-02T11:18:04.280+01:00Too funny! I actually miss the post office days. S...Too funny! I actually miss the post office days. Seems like it's almost too easy these days, easier to make mistakes, I think.Susan Woodringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08188083637741551628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-66035829591309117702010-07-02T08:54:56.413+01:002010-07-02T08:54:56.413+01:00I love this line: "only submissions by writer...I love this line: "only submissions by writers with a basic grasp of Post Office Protocol would be worthy of reading."Roderic Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519267912305907364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-49599408549423826922010-07-02T07:01:38.303+01:002010-07-02T07:01:38.303+01:00Hilarious! Oh I know that sweaty, eyes-closed horr...Hilarious! Oh I know that sweaty, eyes-closed horror so very well....Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-70094244710575957532010-07-02T06:32:50.872+01:002010-07-02T06:32:50.872+01:00Funny post! This brought back the feeling of horro...Funny post! This brought back the feeling of horror I had when, after standing at the postbox for about half an hour trying to make myself let go of the envelope, I finally plucked up the courage to drop it... As it flopped into the depths, I realised I'd put that I was 'seeking representation' when it was actually to a publisher!Caroline Rancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866488027565592671noreply@blogger.com