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Funny. (I think...)Oh dear. I think I've been praising the wrong overlords. Explains a lot.
Just got my first Shimmer bump to full editorial review!
Funny. (I think...)Oh dear. I think I've been praising the wrong overlords. Explains a lot.
chirp chirp chirp CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP!!!
I would say that my crickets know how your crickets feel, but they don't. Because they're so old, they developed alzheimer's and forgot things.
how does everyone else feel when y'all see younger things have sold and yours are still in limbo?
Some middling news to report. I finished writing and/or editing three short stories that are going to be pitched to a major cable network. It's a long shot (1 in 600, maybe) that they'll be made into cartoons, but I always appreciate the opportunity. The pitch is on Monday, so wish my creative team luck!
Some middling news to report. I finished writing and/or editing three short stories that are going to be pitched to a major cable network. It's a long shot (1 in 600, maybe) that they'll be made into cartoons, but I always appreciate the opportunity. The pitch is on Monday, so wish my creative team luck!
Some middling news to report. I finished writing and/or editing three short stories that are going to be pitched to a major cable network. It's a long shot (1 in 600, maybe) that they'll be made into cartoons, but I always appreciate the opportunity. The pitch is on Monday, so wish my creative team luck!
Geriatric crickets... the most dangerous kinds!
Adding to my horror is seeing younger submissions being accepted by the markets where my crickets live. I know I have to stop looking at the recent responses page on Duotrope, but how does everyone else feel when y'all see younger things have sold and yours are still in limbo?
Lola, I know what you mean. However, I almost never see acceptances to my targeted markets (maybe four in two years of duotroping?), so I just compare rejection times. It's hard to know when I'm reading too much into the stats. I go from being encouraged when all the rejections are much earlier than my cricket, but then, all of the sudden, I'll see a form rejection reported for a much older cricket and my hopes are drained. I've got a feeling it's all a bit unhealthy, but I do it anyway.
I'm in this EXACT situation right now as I try to read the tea leaves over at ST.
I'm in this EXACT situation right now as I try to read the tea leaves over at ST.
Reading tea leaves... yes that's exactly it!!! It's so unhealthy, yet I can't help myself!! I guess it's taking my mind of other anxiety in my life, but whew, I'm going to need some chamomile tea leaves soon!
Update on the cartoon pitch. They gave us a tentative no, with a "rewrite" request. In other words, we get one more chance with these ideas with a better sense of what they're expecting. Could be worse.