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We Regret to Inform You Hemingway Was Once Rejected Too
We Regret to Inform You Hemingway Was Once Rejected Too

It's been a long time since I've mutilated a rejection slip. The digital age has robbed me of the pleasure, no matter how hard I hit that delete key.

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Author's Notesjoel fishbaneSeptember 28, 2024writing, joel fishbane, stephen king, rejections, 100 rejections a year, ernest hemingway Comments
What George Bernard Shaw Can Teach Modern Critics
What George Bernard Shaw Can Teach Modern Critics

George Bernard Shaw bravely critiqued the very people he might have hoped to please. One cannot imagine Augustin Daly having kind thoughts, especially after Shaw said that his casting decisions "ought not to be interpreted according to the dictates of common sense."
 

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joel fishbaneAugust 28, 2024Comment
Do Those Two Gentlemen of Verona Deserve a Better Fate?
Do Those Two Gentlemen of Verona Deserve a Better Fate?

In Two Gentlemen of Verona, Shakespeare proved he understood the plight of the women of his time: they were expected to marry but more often than not, they were like the voters in the 2016 Presidential Campaign: they had to select the candidate they hated the least.

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Unbardjoel fishbaneJuly 22, 2016Comment
How to Rewrite with Style
How to Rewrite with Style

In three sentences, I attempted to set up the story's main characters and their problem: one of them is dead and one of them isn't.

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joel fishbaneJuly 14, 2016Comment
100 Rejection Letters Is Not the Point
100 Rejection Letters Is Not the Point

The truly important statistic to consider when submitting is not the number of submissions you make but the quality of the responses and the length of time it takes them to respond.

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Author's Notesjoel fishbaneJuly 3, 2016 Comment
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