: Re: Can stories be "revived"? Has it happened to you that "you're in love" with an idea of yours? Like a core idea that you won't let go no matter what? I heard that people usually write, check

@Kevin153

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Yes. When an editor rejects a story, you can revise it and submit it somewhere else.

You can also submit it to another editor without revising it. Editors are human, and have individual tastes. And their slush readers are humans with individual tastes. One editor or reader may hate a story, and another love it.

Further, editors tastes differ from yours, which means that:

An editor may love one of your stories that you don't think is very good.
The things you do to "perfect" a story might make it less suitable for any given editor.

Rejection may not be entirely (or even largely) about the story. It's just a mismatch between the story and the editors tastes and needs at that moment.

So make the story as good as you know how. Don't worry about perfection. And try lots of editors.

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