tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post1916016410098243260..comments2024-02-12T16:32:03.714-08:00Comments on Book of Kells: organization of a Creative Life... Part 2: Finding Your WayKelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-45226982808803290192010-05-25T07:11:45.120-07:002010-05-25T07:11:45.120-07:00Thanks, everyone! Glad this was helpful.
Anne: R...Thanks, everyone! Glad this was helpful.<br /><br />Anne: RE: The other thing I like about the card file: when I'm figuring out what to send where, I make little stacks of cards and shuffle them around. <br /><br />***YES! This is exactly what works so well for me. To physically put the poems in stacks as I create submissions and to shuffle around. I love that.<br /><br />Jennifer-- I'm glad it's working for you! Thanks for your note.<br /><br />Marty--I am going to have to steal that PENDING Acceptances title. Love it!<br /><br />Collin- I think it's whatever works best for each of us. If you do try out Duotrope, let me know what you think. I tried it once, but never kept it up, but I could easily see its benefit.<br /><br />Jessie-- I definitely understand the "more centered on paper thang." I was in bookstore and a paper calendar/schedule for my purse and I had to resist buying it, though there is a part of me that wants to return to paper. My life has been so busy this year though and I've been making dates for readings in 2011! that I find Google calendar has been very helpful for these yearly events. Still, paper...ah!Kelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-18890048702750982192010-05-24T22:18:17.920-07:002010-05-24T22:18:17.920-07:00The first time you described your card system, I k...The first time you described your card system, I knew I had to try it. I love it. I still use Duotrope, because I use them for tracking deadlines and searching for themed issues, but I love my card box. It's so easy to mix and match piles of poems when considering submissions. I also like being able to see at a glance how long it's been between one journal passing on a poem and me sending it to another - that lets me see when I'm slipping into a greater than the every day fear of rejection phase.Jenniferhttp://www.magpiedays.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-3932124955047895622010-05-23T22:12:41.777-07:002010-05-23T22:12:41.777-07:00Oh! The other thing I like about the card file: wh...Oh! The other thing I like about the card file: when I'm figuring out what to send where, I make little stacks of cards and shuffle them around. Having this sort of physical representation of the packet makes it easier for me to pick out my little groups of three or four or five poems, and then put them in stacks with the cards that represent the journals. It makes a little game out of it, which helps me get it done.Anne Haineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038705452206752521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-44860351172944136042010-05-23T22:09:46.878-07:002010-05-23T22:09:46.878-07:00I have a card file fairly similar to yours, althou...I have a card file fairly similar to yours, although I also make a card for each journal. Once upon a time these cards had tons of information on them; now they usually have little more than a URL, possibly notes on whether previously published or sim subs are accepted, tally marks of how many of my poems they've rejected/accepted, and a note of when the last time I tried them was (so I don't accidentally keep hammering the same journal five times a year or something). <br /><br />I also have a spreadsheet, which helps me keep track of dates and such, but it's hard for me to see at a glance things like "is this poem currently out anywhere?" or "have I already sent this poem to this journal?" The card file works better for that. But the spreadsheet lets me get statistics, which are interesting so long as I don't let myself get obsessed with them. <br /><br />I've recently started using Duotrope, and for the most part I like it. Mostly I like getting a realistic idea of response times, and I'm using it partly for my own benefit and partly to contribute to the pool of data (because the more the better).Anne Haineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038705452206752521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-26090653690482096112010-05-23T07:36:20.423-07:002010-05-23T07:36:20.423-07:00Thanks for sharing your card filing system, Kelli....Thanks for sharing your card filing system, Kelli. I loved seeing the little blue/white candy cane that holds your place amidst all the file cards. <br /><br />I have a giant manila folder labeled Pending Acceptances (yes, I am an optimist). In here I put a copy of each submission's cover letter w the names of the poems I sent to a particular editor scribbled on them. <br /><br />Works for me.<br /><br />I also love lists. I make them in my writing journal, mainly.Martha Silanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486148374821966457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-69758056580438422562010-05-22T15:12:42.177-07:002010-05-22T15:12:42.177-07:00You're much more disciplined than me. If I had...You're much more disciplined than me. If I had to write out my submissions on a card or physical paper, it would never get done. LIke Jessie, I have a Google doc where I keep a list of all my submissions, acceptances and rejections. I need to check out the Duotrope submission tracker.Collin Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777180960376039699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-73819407299019419922010-05-22T12:12:36.886-07:002010-05-22T12:12:36.886-07:00I've been using the google docs excel program ...I've been using the google docs excel program for years now but I really miss having it down on paper. I'm toying with starting to record it in a notebook again. I feel more centered with paper :)Jessie Cartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181286764480973423noreply@blogger.com