7 day R from Trapeze for "Overhead". Not quite "new" enough for Mr. Ramey.
Aggy, needs to send a few of these Twit fic out elsewhere
Aggy, needs to send a few of these Twit fic out elsewhere
14-day personal from Untied Shoelaces. This story won a contest that I regret entering it in, and now I'm trying to find a reprint market for it. I was so confident in it at one point in time, but those R's can really chip away at your ego!
4-day form from Clarkesworld.
14-day personal from Stupefying. "Excellent writing, but too depressing."
And a double crud. You write depressing stuff? Doesn't seem possible.
I just did a duotrope tally. I have 166 rejections since September of last year, and that doesn't count 100+ rejections for two unsold YA novels I completed. In other words, it'll get to you, but you just push through it.Rejection. Rejection. Rejection. I have just gotten so many I prefer not to count. This sucks. The process is definitely getting to me.
Rejection. Rejection. Rejection. I have just gotten so many I prefer not to count. This sucks. The process is definitely getting to me.
63-day R from On the Premises humor contest. I'm surprised that only 10 stories made it to the final round. Perhaps very specific tastes?
Definitely. Love Arrested Development, The Office (UK & USA) and, say, Young Frankenstein. Hate New Girl, Big Bang Theory, and Hangover. What's funny for some will not work for others.Yeah, I think humor is often a very specific taste.
Rejection. Rejection. Rejection. I have just gotten so many I prefer not to count. This sucks. The process is definitely getting to me.
Got my Analog at 30 days. Hope this doesn't mean they're slowing down like OSC's IMS.Rejections are going out for FFO, Analog, Buzzy Mag, Apex, all places that have stories of mine. I feel like there's a target painted on my back...
Got my Analog at 30 days. Hope this doesn't mean they're slowing down like OSC's IMS.
But, ultimately, if something you're doing is making you miserable, maybe it's something you shouldn't be doing or should approach in a different way...
Rejection. Rejection. Rejection. I have just gotten so many I prefer not to count. This sucks. The process is definitely getting to me.
Thanks, guys. I got another rejection today. I feel like they are coming back to me quicker than I can get them out there. And most of my submissions take a long time. It is just that time is up for a good deal of them. The more I write, the better I think my stories get. That's good, but it makes the rejections harder.