Redbook. REJECTED!

There is more than one form letter at any given agency/publisher.

There are the standard no thanks, not for us, then there are complimentary ones, then there are praise ones. Some companies have as much as five different form letters for rejection. If the one you recieved was a form, it was probably the best one they have and yes it is meant as it is said, they don't have time nor the desire to encourage bad writers.

Eh, I never liked that magazine anyway. (So, no, I've never submitted anything there. )

Is it possible you could post a little bit of it for us, and we could see if Redbook and similar magazines should really be your target market for it?

Sorry sweetie, kimmi

Actually Freckles ist's a m ore positive rejection from the one I got from Redbook around 1994 when I was just told my story didn't fit current editorial needs or somthing similar.

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Freckles said:

Who's gotten a snail mail rejection from Redbook? I got one today, in which they actually included the title of my essay and said that even though it doesn't fit the editorial needs, it has great potential for success.

I'm trying to figure out if this is a form letter or not. Anyone else receive a rejection similar to this?

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"Doesn't fit our needs" is standard boilerplate.

So have you decided what you're going to do with the piece now? Don't keep us in suspense!

Hey Freckles, just a word of encouragement. Keep at 'em! Best wishes,

Redbook

Redbook receives more than 30,000 submissions in a slow year, so being rejected by them does not automatically mean something is bad, whether you receive a form or not.

It sounds positive to me, Freckles. You keep at it and send it out to other places, and if you want, make any revisions you think are necessary.