By Cheri Lasota
I met David Witte in the first writing group I joined after moving to Portland, Oregon several years ago. His writing was always fearless, wry, and witty. I knew he had the talent, so when he called me up to break the news of his short story’s publication, I was thrilled, but not surprised. I asked David about his path to publication, and how his success story might help others.
1. From initial rough draft to publication, how long did the process take for this short story to see the light of day?
It took about a year. But I sent out twenty copies of the story to large publishing houses and was rejected by them all. Then I sent twenty more out six months later to smaller publishers and was picked up by Sub-TERRAIN. Normally, I would say it takes between six and eight months. (more…)
