Rejectomancy

Oh man, I don't know whether to put this here or in braggage (I'll probably do both, heh) but I got a personal R from Asimov's this morning

Dear Shannon,

Thank you for letting me see "Sunny Days." The story is well done, but the idea is a bit clichéd. I'm definitely looking forward to your next one, though.

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I could live on that for a month.

That's a fantastic rejection, good going! Now get to work on your next story for them

Hands-down the best Asimov's rejection I've yet to see! Well done, Sai.

From Pseudopod this morning: "I have reviewed your story and decided not to purchase it. I found it an intriguing read, but the plot seems a little more convoluted and clutter than I felt necessary and you lost me."

That's what I get for trying my hand at surreal...

Onward and upward,

Sorry about the rejections, Milo and Aggy. That's a great one from Asimov's, Sai!

Rejection from Comets and Criminals came in this morning. Think I may do some more revision before sending it out again. Onward!

Sorry Brenda, Milo and Aggy.
Sai do you have it framed yet?

Crickets here.

That's a fantastic R from Asimov's. And hugs to everyone.

(((((Milo, Aggy, Faery)))))
Sorry about the Rs.

Sai!
Wow That's wonderful!

Sai! Awesome, yet not awesome. I agree--you should frame it.

Sorry, Aggy, Faery and Milo. Good luck with the next place, all of you!

From Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine today:

"I thought that the writing was competent, but I felt that the story depended on there being humour about a situation where women had complete control and stereotypical 1950s gender roles were reversed. I didn’t find it funny, so the story fell flat for me."

Doesn't help matters any that it's exactly what I was going for: Flash Gordon meets "Women's Liberation". Oh well.

Onward and upward!

Humour is probably the most subjective thing there is. Keep trying. I'm sure eventually you will find an editor who has their funny bone in the same place as yours.

Yeah, humor's a hard sell. But I have no doubt someone's going to pick it up.

The premise sounds interesting to me, Milo. I'm sure you'll find the right home for it

Sadly, I've been getting rejected but haven't been resubbing or writing. Luckily, this week was a light at the end of a tunnel of sorts, and reviewing my rejections makes me only want to write and sub more.

Or start a novel. We'll see.

Reviewing rejections makes you want to sub more? You must be a writer.

From Flashquake this week:

"I felt there was a lot of good information and plot going on here but perhaps too much for a Flash Fiction piece. Simplicity, compression, and singularity of focus are everything in flash. However, I will say that this plot begs to be written as a short story, a great action-packed film script, or even a novel."

Now there's some advice I can run with!

I think my top is 2 days for JJA pubs (esp. when I send it in on a Friday). Usually it's much quicker for me (i.e. less than 12 hours).

zanzjan said:

Out of curiosity, how long in general have folks here been listed as "under review" at Fantasy before getting a response?

-Suzanne

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mfowler76 said:

"I felt there was a lot of good information and plot going on here but perhaps too much for a Flash Fiction piece. Simplicity, compression, and singularity of focus are everything in flash. However, I will say that this plot begs to be written as a short story, a great action-packed film script, or even a novel."

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Congrats! I think you have been commanded to go forth and write.

Got a very kind rejection from Kaleidotrope today.

Dear Joe,

Thank you for submitting your story, "Magic Words," to Kaleidotrope. I am afraid I have decided to pass on it at this time. It was affecting, with a fairly strong narrative voice, but in the end the story just didn't quite work for me.

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And the beat goes on.

Here too.

Sorry for the R JC!

I'm joining the cricket parade.

sammyjwebb said:

Sorry for the R JC!

I'm joining the cricket parade.

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Thanks, Sammy! I was starting to think nobody cared!

Oops...perils of posting quickly. Sorry about that (the R & the omission both). It is a nice one...but those still sting.