Comments on: Our Stories May Save Your Short Stories http://savetheshortstory.org/2008/04/22/our-stories-may-save-your-short-stories/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:38:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Alexis E Santi http://savetheshortstory.org/2008/04/22/our-stories-may-save-your-short-stories/#comment-474 Alexis E Santi Thu, 08 May 2008 15:22:41 +0000 http://savetheshortstory.org/2008/04/22/our-stories-may-save-your-short-stories/#comment-474 At one time I thought the most important thing was talent. I think now that the young man or the young woman must possess or teach himself, training himself, in infinite patience, which is to try and to try until it comes right. He must train himself in ruthless intolerance--that is to throw away anything that is false no matter how much he might love that page or that paragraph. The most important thing is insight, that is to be--curiosity--to wonder, to mull, and to muse why it is that man does what he does, and if you have that, then I don't think the talent makes much difference, whether you've got it or not. --William Faulkner For more quotes on the importance of feedback and what we offer at Our Stories check our What You Say page: http://www.ourstories.us/Whatyousay.html In addition--there's no tricks to get a story right, but the workshop in the MFA or the Our Stories model is a short cut to give you prospective about how to approach your next draft. I'd say maybe 99% of the stories we receive call for another draft (yes, even the ones we publish). The author is always free to toss what they'd like--that's the beautiful thing. At one time I thought the most important thing was talent. I think now that the young man or the young woman must possess or teach himself, training himself, in infinite patience, which is to try and to try until it comes right. He must train himself in ruthless intolerance–that is to throw away anything that is false no matter how much he might love that page or that paragraph. The most important thing is insight, that is to be–curiosity–to wonder, to mull, and to muse why it is that man does what he does, and if you have that, then I don’t think the talent makes much difference, whether you’ve got it or not.
–William Faulkner

For more quotes on the importance of feedback and what we offer at Our Stories check our What You Say page: http://www.ourstories.us/Whatyousay.html

In addition–there’s no tricks to get a story right, but the workshop in the MFA or the Our Stories model is a short cut to give you prospective about how to approach your next draft. I’d say maybe 99% of the stories we receive call for another draft (yes, even the ones we publish). The author is always free to toss what they’d like–that’s the beautiful thing.

]]> By: Robert Nagle http://savetheshortstory.org/2008/04/22/our-stories-may-save-your-short-stories/#comment-397 Robert Nagle Thu, 01 May 2008 18:32:31 +0000 http://savetheshortstory.org/2008/04/22/our-stories-may-save-your-short-stories/#comment-397 You might enjoy my piece about <a href="http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/?p=83397940" rel="nofollow">Truthful Rejection Slips </a>. Not to be cute, but do you really want verbose explanations of why the story didn't work for an editor? There is value in succinctness. You might enjoy my piece about Truthful Rejection Slips .

Not to be cute, but do you really want verbose explanations of why the story didn’t work for an editor? There is value in succinctness.

]]> By: M. M. De Voe » Blog Archive » Our Stories Journal in the news http://savetheshortstory.org/2008/04/22/our-stories-may-save-your-short-stories/#comment-366 M. M. De Voe » Blog Archive » Our Stories Journal in the news Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:45:02 +0000 http://savetheshortstory.org/2008/04/22/our-stories-may-save-your-short-stories/#comment-366 [...] literary journal does is so unique it warranted a fantastic review on this excellent literary blog. Check out the blog! They actually said Our Stories might save the short [...] […] literary journal does is so unique it warranted a fantastic review on this excellent literary blog. Check out the blog! They actually said Our Stories might save the short […]

]]> By: Alexis E Santi http://savetheshortstory.org/2008/04/22/our-stories-may-save-your-short-stories/#comment-365 Alexis E Santi Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:58:56 +0000 http://savetheshortstory.org/2008/04/22/our-stories-may-save-your-short-stories/#comment-365 PS -- Send us a story Pei Ling, we'd love to read your work. Yes, everyone out there--that's a solicitation. ;-) PS — Send us a story Pei Ling, we’d love to read your work. Yes, everyone out there–that’s a solicitation.

;-)

]]> By: Alexis E Santi http://savetheshortstory.org/2008/04/22/our-stories-may-save-your-short-stories/#comment-364 Alexis E Santi Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:31:29 +0000 http://savetheshortstory.org/2008/04/22/our-stories-may-save-your-short-stories/#comment-364 Hey everyone, This is quite kind of you to write us up like this. Thank you. By the way, we've recently dropped our contest submission fees to $18 for 1 Story and $40 for 3 stories for the our Best Emerging Writer Contest. Also, we'll be publishing an interview with Junot Díaz next quarter. Wishing you the best and we admire the work your do at One Story. Warmly, Alexis E Santi alexis@ourstories.us http://www.ourstories.us Hey everyone,

This is quite kind of you to write us up like this. Thank you. By the way, we’ve recently dropped our contest submission fees to $18 for 1 Story and $40 for 3 stories for the our Best Emerging Writer Contest. Also, we’ll be publishing an interview with Junot Díaz next quarter.

Wishing you the best and we admire the work your do at One Story.

Warmly,

Alexis E Santi
alexis@ourstories.us
http://www.ourstories.us

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