It's been awhile since I've posted... summer has been crazy and I haven't been writing [or philosophizing about writing] as much as I would have liked.
Recently [past few months] I got my first non-internet piece of work published in Relevant magazine. Two friends and my wife wrote about their experiences living in China... I assembled the piece, adding some reflective content of my own and some info about the then upcoming Olympics. It turned out well with only a few edits that I wish would have been [not] changed. And we got paid for it... maybe something normal for you veterans, but uber-exciting for rookies.
I learned a lot from the experience, especially working with the editor [Corene was great] and trying to synergize what we had and what the magazine wanted. I literally have an email thread of about 50 back-and-forth conversations, wanting more of this, less of that. And then there was the wait before actual publication over a few months... and then the wait of payment.
The whole process was a patience builder... something that was forced on me which I usually don't take enough time with in my writing. I like to get things done, and, more often than I would like to admit, that produces shabby work... or at least sub-par for what I am currently capable of doing. A good stew needs to sit.
Writing, publication takes time. I don't see how anybody can live off of it, especially when you throw rejection letters in the mix.
I'm starting to make some parallel connections with writing and parenting, even though I do not have children [yet]... I can see how forming and loving a child will take time and a ton of patience... how growing up must be nurtured but not forced... and how you eventually need to let go and say my work is done.
In Ephesians we are called God's workmanship... literally poema in the Greek... and it's cool to think of being a poem crafted by God and realize how much patience He has with us when He wants to write one thing and we want to write another.
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I am as rookie as they come to blogging (first blog), submitting my work, just generally taking the risk of letting eyes other than mine view the fountain pen hopes in my little stack of notebooks. First off - congratulations to the individual who was just published! Secondly - I have loved reading your conversation threads, have found them encouraging, and you have helped me feel like part of a community - rather than the bleary eyed oddity staying up alone at night with the coffee and my own self-criticism, staring at the same poem, same line, asking the same question (is this any good) over and over and over...Having the same conversation with yourself and your poem can get so circular. So, thanks Relief for the opportunity to blog and be a part of an ever widening circle of writing and reading community.
I am a teacher. I always tell my students - no silly questions. But I feel silly for asking this one anyway. How does one know if a poem you've submitted to the system is rejected/accepted? Do you get an email either way? How long should I leave it posted? Thanks to the wise ones who will know the answer to this question:)
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Hey Theory, that's awesome on the pub cred! Relevant is definitely not a small gig--with a circulation of like 20K, that's some good exposure!
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