Personal R from SH; you're ahead of me, then.
(Also, Daily SF's form is very...no-fault-sounding?)
(Also, Daily SF's form is very...no-fault-sounding?)
The R i get from DSF is always:Personal R from SH; you're ahead of me, then.
(Also, Daily SF's form is very...no-fault-sounding?)
Yeah, it doesn't really say anything, does it?Yep, that's the one.
I just sent it through a workshop a couple of weeks ago, and though I only got a few replies (because it's usually the 1000-worders that people reply to en masse, while mine is just above 3000), they didn't have much to say beyond tightening a line or two.
For DSF, I got the 'second round' comment on the 21st day of my first story's submission (why, duotrope, must you lie to me! that should have been an acceptance!). Since, like at F&SF, every subsequent rejection has been quicker (and, at F&SF, plainer) than the last. Progress!
Definitely progress!For DSF, I got the 'second round' comment on the 21st day of my first story's submission (why, duotrope, must you lie to me! that should have been an acceptance!). Since, like at F&SF, every subsequent rejection has been quicker (and, at F&SF, plainer) than the last. Progress!
You've been fooled by the average time.
Following Izz's advice, I've been checking the RSS feed. DSF has been running about 3 weeks now.
I just got a very, very detailed rejection from Triangulation: http://stephenvramey.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/your-thursday-slushy/ (mine's the one on the bottom).
SON. OF. A. B!
I just got a rejection from SH. I cannot seem to sell this damn story. Though feedback from critters was amazing.
Thanksfor Matt, AJ, and soapy.
And yeah, it sucks when critters love a story but editors don't.
Well, I feel like I've subbed it everywhere . But I think I'm mixing it with another (more poetry piece) that I can't seem to get published. When I checked my spreadsheet, it looks like maybe I'd only subbed it to The Pedestal and Strange Horizons. So, not so bad after all. Part of the problem is that a lot of the markets I wanted to sub it to were closed for a long time. A few of them have opened up now.Where have you tried, Soapdish? And if you've gotten a good deal of positive feedback, then it's probably a question of when it will sell, not whether, so keep that in mind. Editors and Critters-people may be a different group, but they're both readers.