Well I did it - sigh

Tburger · May 15, 2008

I just submitted the first chapter of my novel (re-worked into a short story) to Baen's Universe; wish me luck. Reading through the slush in Baen's Bar was a real eye opener and taught me a lot. 1. There are so many submissions I don't know how they keep track. 2. A lot of stories have a great opening paragraph but then deflate by the second page. 3. Despite point number 2, there are A LOT of talented writers out there. Certainly more talented than me. Oh well. If you write Sci Fi and havent checked out Baen's Bar, I highly recommend it - but beware. After looking through the Universal Slush Pile postings, it seriously made me think that maybe I should just stick with my day job!

http://www.baen.com/

tallus83 · May 15, 2008

Good luck. :Thumbs:

Calla Lily · May 15, 2008

Good luck!

Sarpedon · May 15, 2008

Submission Party!

Good for you!

MumblingSage · May 15, 2008

Good luck! Tell me how it goes! I've been considering submitting something to Baen's Bar, but most of it is pretty soft science fiction (practicaly fantasy, even the hardest of it), so I'm not sure I want to stick my neck out...

Gray Rose · May 15, 2008

Tburger, good luck and let us know how it goes.

MumblingSage - they accept all kinds of spec. Try them - what do you have to lose?

Tburger · May 15, 2008

I second Gray Rose. They publish the full range. I chose not to go through the slush bar, because I'm not convinced (yet) there's any advantage to it. Plus, if you go the route of standard submissions, you get your first response within two weeks and can track your progress through their website. It's really cool.

Thanks everyone who wished me luck!

SPMiller · May 15, 2008

Yes, good luck, of course. There's some good stuff in the Bar, but there's some abysmal stuff too. Or maybe it's just my bias against mil sf

Are you hoping for an Introducing slot?

I'm still waiting for my first professional rejection. I'll have a thread in the Goals and Accomplishments forum when that happens!

Mel · May 15, 2008

Best of luck, Tburger! Keep us posted.

Tburger · May 16, 2008

Gray Rose said:
Tburger, good luck and let us know how it goes.

MumblingSage - they accept all kinds of spec. Try them - what do you have to lose?

Gray: Baen's guidelines say that you usually get the initial response in two weeks - do you know if this is true? Or is it more like that's their goal but they only reach it sometimes? Thanks!

Straka · May 16, 2008

best of luck!

kct webber · May 16, 2008

Good luck, T. I know how you feel. I've just recently submitted my first four stories, one published, two rejected, and one still out. Let us know what happens.

Jeremy · May 16, 2008

Good luck! :Guitar:

Thanks for the link to the site, will be checking it out.

Well I did it - sigh

Tburger

Wahoowa

tallus83

Calla Lily

On hiatus

Sarpedon

MumblingSage

Inarticulate Herb

Gray Rose

Beware of the Thorns!

Tburger

Wahoowa

SPMiller

Prodigiously Hanged

Mel

Never be completely back to normal.

Tburger

Wahoowa

Straka

Bored Fanatic

kct webber

Squirrel, Sekrit type, 1 ea.

Jeremy

Infinite in Mystery