Track my sub!

Man, did I read the subject line wrong. I popped in thinking this was some sort of naval challenge...

Good luck on the submission, though!

Doctor Shifty said:

Depth charged on the first reading, obviously not enough depth!!

Editorial reader's comments were,

Story's too basic for my taste.
Search and rescue with a gimmick...

Both comments quite true, it was a basic S/R story with a gimmick. Funny how I never noticed that.

So, now to make it not so basic, change the S/R plot, lose the gimmick, send it again..... perhaps a Naval theme next time.

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Bummer about the rejection, Doc.

There's certainly nothing wrong with S&R stories (there can be some great tension in there), but "gimmick" can be pretty subjective. If it's in-your-obvious, then yes, I could see a gimmick detracting. If you've woven it deep and made it "an angle" (a plot point, if you will), then it's more a matter of taste.

And you can't go wrong with naval themes.
...Or you could say that they're rescuing Britney Spears (which would make it a "navel" theme).