*sigh* Sadly, for me, it isn't a mystery. They must have discovered I loathed the new Spiderman movie. I was distressed to find out that they quite enjoyed it. Shocking, I know.
Was it that bad? I haven't seen it yet.
I debated with myself whether I should withdraw my submission. How could I work with that hanging over our heads at every editorial meeting? I decided to leave it in. We can rise above this, right?
All humour aside, after reading slushkiller last night, I began to seriously wonder how bad sometimes these submission responses get. I'm actually rather new to the submissions aspect and while I'd heard a few stories here and there, I wasn't actually really ready for the thin-skinned responses on that site.
The way I see it, craft is craft, and if it's not ready, then the editors are basically doing you a favour by not publishing your material before it's at the caliber it should be. Now if you'll all excuse me, I have to frantically refresh my e-mail account for the next hour and yank the rest of my hair out.
Oh, and maybe get some dinner. Sushi, anyone?