shortstoryfan
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Thank you. And I am trying, but to no avail.

Hi SSF thanks for your comments in the poetry makeover thread. I think you understood what I was getting at. Don't apologise for justifying your writing choices, we all do it or at least I certainly do. I think it is how we develop our inner editor - so we listen to what the reader has said and ask ourselves: 'is that what I intended', or 'is that how I meant it to be read' and decide from there whether to make changes or not. Whenever I make comments they are always suggestions only, things to think about, but always the decision as to whether to change your poem or not must be yours. But I think you know that already, so apologies for teaching you to suck eggs

OK, I thought you were talking about workshop groups on litnet. Don't think I'm going to find one around here. I think I'll start looking for possible places to submit pretty soon. I really appreciate your encouragement, by the way. If you know of any place you think I should submit to, let me know.

Yeah, well, it's impossible for someone to do that. There's too much involved. You need a good poet's book. And a book on rhetorical devices. I found that helpful. It just takes time, and reading and writing.

That's great. Write and learn writing. Take passages of fine writers, copy them down, and observe how they work; observe the grammer, the syntax, the imagery, the structure, and so on.

Hehe, you're always complaining. Hey that sounds really cool. The key at you age is to write, write, write, and get feedback. Best to you. One day you'll have to show me one of your stories.

I'm fine thanks. What kind of writing group? Is this at a college?

Hey, how are you.

Thanks, that's good advice. I will look into finding some places to submit to. Right now I'm trying to generate more material so I will have more than just a few poems and a short story to submit. How do you find out about different workshop groups here. I would really love to join one.

Thanks, I really appreciate that. Sorry, I thought your message yesterday was sarcastic. Honestly, I've got no idea how to get published, especially when I'm just in the US about 3 weeks a year.