quick question on acceptances

I've only communicated with any magazine via email. Most of the contracts have been e-signatures as well. The only time I've spoken with an editor over the phone was during a publicity event where we had a conference call where the authors for that issue read their stories aloud.

They generally arrive via e-mail. I've never had one via phone call.

Mine were all email, though I don't give out my phone number in submissions. If you don't want to be phoned, giving a number isn't compulsory.

I would guess that unless you have a working relationship with the editor (i.e. he's buying your 5th book or more) would you receiving a phone-call would be quite weird

The majority of mine come by e-mail, but I've received acceptances by phone, by e-mail, and by snail mail. It depends on the magazine on the editor, and often on whether you've sold to that editor before.

Contests often call (my Writers of the Future acceptance came that way), but most short fiction publishers/editors will contact you by e-mail (and in some rare cases, snail mail).

ac-cep-tance n. A mythical word alleged to describe an occurrence unknown to this lexicographer. According to legend, it has been known to provoke euphoria in victims who have experienced it, but corroboration is lacking. See also hallucination, delusion.

-- Blacbird's Unabridged Dictionary, 2013 ed.

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gettingby said:

I heard that Glimmer Train calls. And does anyone know about places you have to mail a hard copy to? I thought they might call.

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I've sold just about a hundred stories to mags where I had to send a hard copy. Nothing seems to change. I still get acceptances by e-mail, by snail mail, and, if I've sold to the editor before, sometimes by phone.