I used to write poetry. Then I found novels. When it came to looking at the submission process last September, I realised I essentially had nothing to show for being a writer. Having recognised the important part that publishing credits can …
Rejection
The first step of being a “recognised writer”, for me at least, was my first rejection letter. Because being rejected means I wrote something. I then sent it off, people actually read some of it, and they made a decision …
Credits
The importance of publishing credits is a largely-debated aspect of the journey from “planning a piece of work” to “accepted and published”. I spent my spare time at university volunteering in the area I wanted to find work in. I …