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Richard Donnelly's avatar

Funny! But seriously, lit mags need to skip the rejection. Commercial magazines don't send rejections. Agents don't send rejections. Lit mags are the first market for writers. Let's start 'em right.

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Lev Raphael's avatar

I've gotten plenty of written rejections from agents, and also plenty of dead silence.

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Janet Ruth Heller's avatar

Mazel tov, Lev! Best wishes for 2025! Janet

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Lev Raphael's avatar

You too, and thanks!

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Liz Gauffreau's avatar

Congratulations, Lev!

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Lev Raphael's avatar

:-)

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Jeanne Blum Lesinski's avatar

The Music of Me caught my attention. I know a number of good musicians who cannot read music. I am a good singer myself and can't read to sing, though when I played bassoon for years I could play fine because the fingering on the instrument created the sound that matched the note on the page. I suppose the importance depends on your goals, but I hope you can enjoy singing regardless.

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Lev Raphael's avatar

I love singing. I've loved it from my first lessons and from the time someone overheard a lesson and said as I left, "You have a beautiful voice." :-)

I only discovered the neurodivergence a few months ago and it weaves together many different experiences in my life.

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