Prejected

Maybe he's saying "Switch browsers"?

Seriously, what browser did you use? Maybe the site only plays well with IE?

If a crashed browser is all it takes to stop you, my dear, no wonder you're in such a "blac" mood all the time.

I challenge you to submit even a third of what I have! Come hang out in the coffee house of pain! What won't kill you will make you stronger!

blacbird said:

Mozilla. IE is God's way of saying, "You need a security breach."

caw

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I agree. That said, some websites were created by people that don't seem to get that. I'm on Firefox and love it to death.

I hope you manage to reach the submission info, anyway. Good luck!

blacbird said:

Or, as my daughter (now 22 years old) told me, a couple of years ago: "What doesn't kill you makes you stranger."

caw

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You already got that one down, dude.

Oooh, so being berated about how negative you are made you submit a round?

Wait til everybody finds out.

Good luck with submitting! God is only telling you that your negative vibes make sites crash. That's ok, I expect AW comes next, but it doesn't matter as long as you submit.

blacbird said:

No. Boredom, an affectionate loudly-purring cat, bloody-minded obstinancy and a couple glasses of decent chardonnay did.

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All very good things. Especially the obstinacy. (Okay, maybe it ties wth the Chardonnay...)

You go, Bird. I Believe in you.

Tri

Keep pushing on. It's gonna be all the more sweet when you get your work published.

I'd try a nice glass or two of Port - warms the blood and puts fire in the belly.

All the best.

JJ

When ever a divine moment comes along like that, I think back to Lethal Weapon when Danny Glover mutters, "God must hate me." Then Mel Gibson replies, "Hate him back; it works for me."

Once we see where each other is coming from the rest is down hill.

Pike

A shot of chilled premium vodka is liquid courage through and through.

I'm obstinate too, blac. When I get a rejection, I revise if needed and/or send out queries until I get a request to offset the rejection. I query widely and get rejected widely, but I get my share of requests because of it--many from agents whose interests and client lists vary greatly from one another.

Keep going!

I personally wouldn't take that as a sign. It only takes a feather to crash my computer.

Maybe because I have eight applications open...hmm...

God is trying to tell you to eat the dishes.


caw

If a crashing computer is a sign . . . we're all doomed!!

But to be honest, it is a tiny bit amusing (in a sick sick way) - the second you decide to get back into the game . . . I could see something like that happen on Curb Your Enthusiasm or something.

(and as one of the ones who have "reviled" you here for your negative ways - dude, I know that personally the only reason I even mentioned it is that I really think you are a good writer and will be published some day. Small comfort I suppose, but I just really feel it will happen. Like my friend I talked about before, the one who had a decade of rejection [and with whom I also would tell it would happen, because it was so obvious it would - just pointing out my genius], now that she has just got this two book deal with Harper Collins, OMG you've never seen a happier woman! Just you wait when it happens to you, then you will become so unbearably wonderful that I will post a note reviling that !)

What? You? Negative?

Say it ain't so, bird!



Seriously, good luck with the submissions. A computer crash is just a few faulty electrons, y'know. It's not a sign of divine intervention.

Perhaps the site deliberately crashes browsers to weed out all except the truly serious about submitting..

I actually love your "negative" posts. You make me laugh.

"Caw," right back atcha.

Here's hoping you get pubbed soon. <raising glass in your direction>

your work is sick (which, i understand, means extremely good and novel). from what you posted in syw, i'd consider going into agenting just to see it happen for you. i know it's a bitch to push something for years with little more than somebody's sister nodding pleasantly saying, "well, i can't say i completely understand it, but that lady with the big hands was so cute," ... (sorry, personal digression). anyway, you'll be there. keep the wine habit. i use beer like rip-fuel when it comes to submission time *not endorsed by aw or its affiliates*.

If your query/cover letters are as self-deprecating as your posts here, I'm not surprised you remain unpublished.

But you get high marks in my book for tenacity.

I vote that the crashing is God trying to tell you, "Aim higher."

Caw, I hope you get published soon and I will buy your book.

Did you get kicked?