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19-day form R from DSF. And I thought that was my best story to date. :\
I'll bet it was a "read the start and done," though, because I know my first line might be too intense for the story itself.
It appears to me that Abyss & Apex reads in waves. They go through stories they've had for 5-12 days, pass on some and let others move on, then the next day they go through stories they gave the go ahead to a few waves ago and are sitting at 20+ days. Right now it appears they're going through the stories they've had for the whole month and making decisions. If anything, I'd say 28 days means you passed at least one round of slush reading!
I only know this because I've been stalking this market since they have a story of mine, but it's only at the 18-day mark, so they might not be looking at it yet.
I'll bet it was a "read the start and done," though, because I know my first line might be too intense for the story itself.
So...are you the other 28-day R on duotrope? 'Cause they did the exact same thing to me. I spent the morning wondering if the story was so bad that they intentionally held it until just after the deadline, so I couldn't send them more crap.
Then I realized I was probably being paranoid. I mean, no editor is that manipulative...right? Right??
Still, one day earlier would have been nice.
It appears to me that Abyss & Apex reads in waves. They go through stories they've had for 5-12 days, pass on some and let others move on, then the next day they go through stories they gave the go ahead to a few waves ago and are sitting at 20+ days. Right now it appears they're going through the stories they've had for the whole month and making decisions. If anything, I'd say 28 days means you passed at least one round of slush reading!
I only know this because I've been stalking this market since they have a story of mine, but it's only at the 18-day mark, so they might not be looking at it yet.