Original Fic: Gun Hand

[laesmeralda]

Title: Gun Hand
Author: Esmeralda (laesmeralda)
Fandom: None--Original Characters
Warnings: strictly M/F with fleeting M/M and F/F references
Rating: R to NC-17
Disclaimer: This is a work of impure fiction.
Feedback: Responses, including constructive criticism, are welcome.
Original Date: started 2011, finished April 2012
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[laesmeralda]

It's nice that you actually read the original stuff. :) Thanks, as always, for your support, dearie.

[laesmeralda]

Clean Sheets, which had accepted all three of my prior story submissions (with editing), rejected this one this week. It was in the third draft by the time I submitted it in October, so hopefully the bumps in this version I posted had been smoothed out. There were no comments with the rejection, only "We are sorry we are unable to use your work at this time." Ouch. I suppose being turned down is to be expected, probably more often than I've experienced it so far. But this rejection reminds me of how overly thin my skin can be. Putting any art "out there" requires courage and the understanding that not everything will be liked. I do always worry that writing fanfic, especially without a steady editor, affects my self-critical filter. At any rate, I find myself reflecting that I should go back to writing for myself and hone the craft further before putting anything else up.