I had a submission rejected for a short story a few days ago. They said the ending was too predictable.
This was a fair point really as it was too predictable. I thought it at the time but I figured it would be okay.
It wasn’t.
Which is fine. I should have done more at the time. I should have pushed the boat (or thought) out a little bit more.
I’ll have another crack soon and I’ll listen and act on my own criticism before I send it off this time rather than agreeing with it when I receive the identical criticism back.
Don’t you just love these ‘Doh!’ moments?
Filed under: Musings, Short Stories, Writing
Oh oh! Serendipity! I just read this post today, which would seem to have some bearing on your situation.
And hey — despite this rejection, I personally admire you for shutting off your inner critic long enough to actually get the thing done and sent out to someone. So snaps for that!
Thanks for the encouragement Nicole!
That’s a good post that you linked to. I should have have done some lopping as well!