Rejectomancy

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If you want to rejectomance CW, there are tiers- I've gotten a couple 'this was close' ones - just those three worded added to the normal 'unfortunately, . . .' rejection. One even said 'very close' with the very bolded, sigh.
 

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Sorry for the R's everyone, especially the ones that arrived in bundles. Meh!

Rejection from WotF today, in the form of an HM.
 

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I kind of see what the critique means but... I also kind of don't want to edit it to reflect that critique... so... should I just resubmit right away?
 

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Got my C.C. Finlay R at 36 days. Best I've ever gotten, by a mile.

Not only was it a personal, with lots of helpful story-specific feedback, but he took time out to say he likes my sportswriting (and specifically referenced a column I wrote over two years ago).

Hugely encouraging and wildly motivating. Onward!

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24 day form rejection from F@antasy Scr0ll M@g.

Sigh, if this had come a few days earlier, I would have had something else to send to them...
 

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6 day personal R from Drabblecast.

Eta: and a form R from apex! :(
 
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10 day personal from 1deomancer, 10 day form(?) from GGSFS.
 
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2 day personal from GGSFS. Why am I getting a rejection so late at night? Ugh.
 

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Rejection from Strange Horizons. Down to 9 out. Gonna try to get something out soon so I can get back into the double digits.
 

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5 day from N1teblade. Kind of want to take this story out of rotation, should probably just focus on working on more.
 

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36-day personal from Flash Fiction Online.

EIC Suzanne Vincent said it was "well worthy of publication," reached "the final stage of our selection process" and was "one among an elite group" of less than five percent of all submissions to make it that far. Really, really awesome to hear.

...asymptotically approaching that first acceptance...

Peace
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93 day R from Tor.com - first time getting the "please send more of your stories in the future" line. Bloop.
 

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158 form-R from Tin House. That was the last story I had under consideration. Feels strange to have an empty Grinder.

Bethany -- Coming from Tor, that's great.
Ty -- Good news on your recent personals -- what an amazing one from Finlay connecting with your column. He tweeted about enjoying finding writers. He's so refreshing.

Bonus humor about rejections, focus on poetry, yet a fun read:

On Craft: Jeff Shotts on the Art of Rejection
https://www.graywolfpress.org/blogs/craft-jeff-shotts-art-rejection#.VCwsdrQFfSs.facebook
 

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Thanks, Bat. Turned it around to Uncanny. We'll see. Before Tor it got an "almost" personal from Nature, so really wanna find the right place.
 

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A very nice personal R from CC Finlay at F&SF. I made it down to the last 30 or so stories under consideration and he provided a bonus suggestion on rephrasing the final line which was really, really good. I already applied it!