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I have written for a relatively small publication in the past and have also toyed around with writing a novel but haven’t gotten serious yet. A novel is way more work than most people realize. I admire your determination.

I think I understand what you mean about the lack of quality submissions. I have been to writer’s groups and it’s pretty sad to see some of the stuff people bring. They think they have written a best-seller and it reads like someone who didn’t finish high school.

I was not aware of the anti-conservative bias in the industry but it is not surprising. The libs have taken over most every form of artistic expression in our society.

Good luck to you in your writing career.

Good luck to you in writing, as well. Freepmail me if you want me to recommend some good online hangouts for writers. I haven't had time to participate much myself for the past couple years, but if you're serious about writing I can recommend one writers' community in particular that is invaluable.

I've published perhaps fifty pieces in various national magazines, journals, reference works, etc., all dealing with technology. Fiction is my passion, though, as a writer. To me there's nothing more satisfying than creating a whole new world that I'm then able to share with someone else.

They think they have written a best-seller and it reads like someone who didn’t finish high school. Amen. I'm always amazed at how totally separated from reality people can become when chasing a dream. I've seen what you mention, a thousand times. You can see the same phenomenon in action each year on American Idol, people who sincerely believe they are star material when in reality they should never sing outside the shower unless they're making a joyful noise unto the Lord.

Perhaps the saddest aspect of all this is the fact that these people spend years chasing [insert appropriate dream here] and not one soul around them ever says, "Man, I love you, but you can't sing/write/dance/whatever. Figure out the gifts that God DID give you and make the most of them instead of wasting your life chasing something you have no chance of achieving." I think this is yet one more byproduct of a society more concerned with "self esteem" than reality. From childhood, people are told "you can be whatever you want to be," and that's just not true. Oh well, now I'm getting long-winded, LOL.

Thanks!