Rejectomancy

Maybe they got backed up b/c of their feedback policy and just went ahead and started sending out forms. It's more than likely not personal.

Hang in there, guys! Rejections are just business decisions. A form rejection means nothing but "not for us."

I got one a few days ago, but I can't remember from where or for what. I also just got a really nice rejection from Stone Telling, one of those oh-so-close-but-not-quites. I don't feel the least bit bad about it, though. It's one of the most praise-filled rejections I've ever gotten, and I have confidence in the poem. Just a matter of getting it to the right place.

An acceptance is always best, but hey, nice rejections are, well, nice. I'll definitely submit there again, if I feel I have something appropriate for them.

Shelley

shelleyo said:

I got one a few days ago, but I can't remember from where or for what. I also just got a really nice rejection from Stone Telling, one of those oh-so-close-but-not-quites. I don't feel the least bit bad about it, though. It's one of the most praise-filled rejections I've ever gotten, and I have confidence in the poem. Just a matter of getting it to the right place.

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Did you know Rose actually frequents AW? I've gotten a few very gracious rejections from ST, and a few requests by the guest editors for revisions but not a publication yet. I really like that poetry site.

Rose used to hang out with us here at W1S1 but I haven't seen her around in the last couple of months. Hope her writing and editing is going really well.

Rose gave up on AW a while ago; check her posts, her sig now says "Donewith AW." She's very active on Livejournal, but I don't know what happened over here to offend her. She's been a massive help to me over the last year though, and Stone Telling is a great 'zine. Sorry to hear about the R Shelley!

R from Linger today. They're coming thick and fast. I want my crickets back.

I'm just about due for a response from Linger too, so we can likely commiserate together very soon pangalactic

(((((Pan)))))

Better luck with the next place.

Sorry to hear that. Hope you have better luck with GUD.

Pan and Aggy.

Well, I finally have something to report here. Got an R from Brain Harvest a few days ago. Off to update Duotrope now and then to resub to the next one on the list.

Now...where did I put that list...

R from 10Flash today. Good luck to everyone else still hanging on over there.

On to the next!

Sorry to hear that Pan and Aggy.

sammyjwebb said:

R from 10Flash today. Good luck to everyone else still hanging on over there.

On to the next!

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Boo. Best of luck to the next place you ship it off to!

Do I get a big party for my first rejection?

Also got an R from 10Flash. Now to see where else I can send this to.

Emptyeye said:

Do I get a big party for my first rejection?

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That you do!

Hey, at least you you made it further than me. Now kick it back out there!

Oh, Abyss&Apex is about to close their reading period at the end of the month, and they accept flash (but not horror), so might want to try them.

Yeah, I saw that. That may be what I end up doing with it. My main issue, as I see it, is that the story is "barely" sci-fi. Except for a brief mention of nanobots, magna-bombs (The first draft had a really infodumpy paragraph or two on how, precisely, a magna-bomb worked, I think in a desperate attempt to show "YES THIS IS A SCIENCE-FICTION STORY THANKS"), and the setting up action takingplace on a space station, there isn't really anything about the story that couldn't take place in the present-day. Still, it's worth a shot. Looks like a tough market to crack according to Duotrope, but I figure a ~1% chance of acceptance is better than the 0% chance I have if I don't submit.

Well, if you don't submit you'll never know!

I try to avoid explaining the technology in my sci-fi. It's there and does its thing, and that's it.

First Rejection party for Empty Eye!!!


Get it back out there

Emptyeye said:

Still, it's worth a shot. Looks like a tough market to crack according to Duotrope, but I figure a ~1% chance of acceptance is better than the 0% chance I have if I don't submit.

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Awesome attitude and so right! Congrats on getting yourself out there!

Emptyeye said:

Do I get a big party for my first rejection?

Also got an R from 10Flash. Now to see where else I can send this to.

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You are allowed 1 mars bar for the first rejection. At every 100th rejection you get a nice meal out.

OK, I am up to my 11th rejection this month. That's a record for me. Hoping for one more response before the month ends, to get to a dozen.

Got my nicest rejection yet today. Where's a mixed-feelings emoticon?

Sorry to hear that, Annie. But niceness helps take the sting away. Not a lot, but a little.

It's been nothing but rejections over here. I'm not giving up or anything, I'm too stubborn for that, but man it's discouraging.

Yeah, it definitely helps. This one almost made it, & there was some specific feedback, so that's good to have.



Hang in there!