Melanie Bell

Tag: rejection

  • Not Now, Maybe Later

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    Why I’m collecting rejections in a spreadsheet I have a lot of good things going on. I’m writing this from the Royal Court Theatre in London where, as a Writers’ Card member, I have free use of their writing space. While I don’t have a garden/yard of my own, my downstairs neighbours said yes to…

  • A Story from 10 Years Ago

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    The first literary magazine I ever read submissions for was The Fiddlehead. Based out of the University of New Brunswick, it’s the oldest Canadian literary magazine in circulation. It’s a well respected mixture of poetry, fiction and reviews. I enjoyed reading through the slush pile, looking for gems and passing them on to a more…

  • Writing and Publication: A Nonlinear Path

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    In 2016, I’d given up on getting a publishing deal. I’d been writing for most of my life. As a teenager, I’d self-published two poetry books (in the day before digital publishing, when self-publishing meant going to Kwik Kopy to get paper books printed) as fundraisers for charity. I went on to study Creative Writing…