[stylist] What comes first?...the story or the call for submission

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

Hi Amy and I'm glad you joined the list!
appreciate the compliment on my humor, its worth every penny you paid for it!
I'm just starting to write fiction, so honestly there are all these 
stories pushing  at the edges of my mind, trying to get out.  the 
story I just completed was not one of these mind-mulch stories.  it 
was the result of Lori's challenge, so that one you could say I wrote 
for requirement.
and, please call me Jim, otherwise I think I'm in trouble.
jc
Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 08:16 AM 1/28/2009, you wrote:
>Hi Writers,
>Thanks James. I appreciate the summery of the last phone meeting, as 
>well as your sense of humor. Here's a question for the list or 
>perhaps, the February phone meeting, or both: As a rule, do you 
>(everyone reading this) search out calls for submission, then create 
>a manuscript to fit what the publication is looking for? On the flip 
>side, do most of you spontaneously create, file the finished product 
>away, and wait for a niche to arrive? I tend to do the latter, but 
>am curious as to what others do and whether they feel their method 
>is successful. Let's dialogue about this.
>Amy K-H
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