08-30-2020, 10:29 AM
I did a search on "fencing in the Boston area". Among the hits was yelp's Best 10 fencing clubs in Boston. On the surface, it seems to have a thriving community. If so, that seems promising. But what do I know.
In writing circles, when we get a story rejected, the prevailing advice is not to revise and try to fix the story, thinking it's defective; instead, send it out elsewhere. The theory is that there are lots of reasons for rejection. Sometimes the magazine just bought something similar, and there's nothing fundamentally wrong with yours, it's just the wrong time. Or the editor is just having a bad day or has a blind spot to what you're writing about. Eventually, if you're persistent enough, you'll find an editor who appreciates what you've done.
So I'm hoping you've hit a fencing hot spot in Boston, or a judge or judges who have a keen interest in fencing. Or who knows? Judges who say, Hey, this mixes well with our selection.
Not to get your hopes up unnecessarily. But as Confucius once said (and yes, I know, I've been quoting him too much of late), "It is what it is."
In writing circles, when we get a story rejected, the prevailing advice is not to revise and try to fix the story, thinking it's defective; instead, send it out elsewhere. The theory is that there are lots of reasons for rejection. Sometimes the magazine just bought something similar, and there's nothing fundamentally wrong with yours, it's just the wrong time. Or the editor is just having a bad day or has a blind spot to what you're writing about. Eventually, if you're persistent enough, you'll find an editor who appreciates what you've done.
So I'm hoping you've hit a fencing hot spot in Boston, or a judge or judges who have a keen interest in fencing. Or who knows? Judges who say, Hey, this mixes well with our selection.
Not to get your hopes up unnecessarily. But as Confucius once said (and yes, I know, I've been quoting him too much of late), "It is what it is."
I'm nobody's pony.