A "Good" Rejection

a very good no, yes.

Absolutely a good rejection, especially the part about looking forward to more from you. Miss Snark used to say agents and editors always meant it when they said stuff like that.

Very good. I'd send a little thank you note for the encouraging words. See if you can't decipher the signature by checking the publication's editor list, in mag or on-line.

Sounds like a goodie to me. Good luck.

dawinsor said:

Absolutely a good rejection, especially the part about looking forward to more from you. Miss Snark used to say agents and editors always meant it when they said stuff like that.

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It makes sense!

Would you waste some of your precious time handwriting something on a form letter which already explains the rejection in polite terms? Especially if it would mean getting more writing you don't like?

Of course not. This sort of encouragement is positive (albeit still a rejection) and I recommend doing exactly as they ask: send them more work.

A very good rejection. Send them something else, maybe it will click.

Definitely good. They wouldn't bother to write you a note if they didn't mean it. Be encouraged and send them something else!

Try to figure out the signature. Send something else specifically to that person. Soon. That's a good rejection, Maryn!

Sorry about the rejection, but at least they enjoyed it.

A very good sign!