Truman Capote said “Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.”

Here at Zoetic Press, while we love a success, we don’t think it’s as instructive as failure. When you know why a work doesn’t succeed, you can make it better. These pieces were submitted to Zoetic Press, but while they were good, they didn’t quite live up to their potential. Let’s find out why!