Niko LaamanenFounder, Publisher at Konsensus Network

From Idea to Acceptance My Journey as a Writer

18 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief interview excerpt, the speaker recounts the process of writing a piece titled "Hello World." Initially the work expanded toward novel length, but the author deliberately trimmed it down to a short story. After completing the revision, they submitted the story, which was accepted for publication. This success provided a strong confidence boost, confirming that they can create work that resonates with readers and motivating them to continue writing.

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know, I could probably come up with something that might be worth, you know, worth submitting.
Mm-hmm.
And yeah, I just kind of jumped into it, you know, full hog. The actual— the initial story that I wrote for that, Hello World, it got like— it was starting to become a novel instead of a short story. I had to really cut it right back. But it just sort of showed me once I got it to completion and and submitted it and it got accepted, it was like, oh, you know, I can do this. Like, I can actually write something that people like and that they connect with. And it's, you know, that was encouraging.