Ha! Y'all are getting me past my funk tonight...
I wrote, though, so am soldiering on.
Have to have thick skin for this, eh? ^_^
I wrote, though, so am soldiering on.
Have to have thick skin for this, eh? ^_^
This wouldn't work for me. Mine come home horsewhipped and bloody, wheeled in on a wagon pulled by a leper who shouts, "Pick up your dead!"
This wouldn't work for me. Mine come home horsewhipped and bloody, wheeled in on a wagon pulled by a leper who shouts, "Pick up your dead!"
8-or-so-hour form from Absinthe Revival for a story with an admittedly odd premise. Can't blame 'em.
That sucks. Makes it hard to develop thick skin when first readers are like that. What'd they say (optional/paraphrase acceptable)?17 day personal R from Allegory today that bordered on mean. I've had nice personal Rs on this story, so part of me is bewildered, and the other part is p'd off. I know not everyone has to like what I write, but woah.
17 day personal R from Allegory today that bordered on mean. I've had nice personal Rs on this story, so part of me is bewildered, and the other part is p'd off. I know not everyone has to like what I write, but woah.
If they thought it was worthless, wouldn't they just send a form though? There is that.
17 day personal R from Allegory today that bordered on mean. I've had nice personal Rs on this story, so part of me is bewildered, and the other part is p'd off. I know not everyone has to like what I write, but woah.
Exactly. Good luck with the next market!I've repackaged it and resubmitted it already, so onwards an upwards, eh?
I think that's why I find it bewildering; why the need at all? They could've just kicked it back with a form R.
Marzioli, out of pure paranoia, I don't want to quote it, but it was phrased as a take-down, which was a bit unnecessary. It was also so out of whack with previous crits, that it's a head scratcher. I've repackaged it and resubmitted it already, so onwards an upwards, eh?
17 day personal R from Allegory today that bordered on mean. I've had nice personal Rs on this story, so part of me is bewildered, and the other part is p'd off. I know not everyone has to like what I write, but woah.
My first w1/s1 rejection! (I just started. *waves at everyone*). Atleast there was a personal note in it telling me what he liked and didn't.
Welcome Neporsche! If you don't mind, it's helpful to say where you received the rejection from and how long it took.
Like this: 'Received a 101-day form rejection from Lamplight today.* Blargh.' (The 'Blargh' is optional). It helps us know which markets are responding to submissions and how quickly.
*True story.