Oh hello! Quick catch up
What was I doing all last month? Mostly singing (I passed my Grade 8 with merit – hurrah!), the odd party (friends with […]
Tag: rejections
Trying to write the next poem
I’ve just been editing an interview I did with the wonderful Kim Addonizio recently, for Planet Poetry. I’m a huge fan of Kim’s […]
On #100rejections … (and 2 subscriptions)
The other day on Twitter I saw Penny Shutt mention #100rejections. Intrigued, I followed the hashtag and felt I’d stumbled on some sort of […]
2018 poetry submissions stats
Dear oh dear. Well, I promise to deliver the ‘ups and downs’ of poetry submissions, and 2018 was slim pickings for sure. Number […]
A midsummer stock-take
It’s the longest day of the year here, and the hottest. I love these long days and warm evenings and we’ve been making […]
The rejections behind poem acceptances
Apparently I’m well known for broadcasting my rejections, but that’s no reason not to tell of the acceptances. Just when I was thinking I’d […]
The Reading List, winding up
First: general ‘how I’m feeling’ stuff, feel free to skip down if you’re short of time Apologies for the silence these last few days. The usual […]
Submissions stats for 2015 – the good, the bad, etc
I know there’s nothing festive about submissions stats, but I haven’t shared any in a while so in case you’re interested here goes… […]
On not letting the competitive instinct crush creativity | poetry submissions stats
OK here goes. I know some people will wonder why on earth I admit to all this in public. The reason is this: […]
Post-holiday news, blues and beginnings
Back from holiday less than a week and plenty has happened. While I was away I received three rejections (boo!) and one ‘long […]