Rejectomancy - Page 253

pyragelos · 05-21-2013, 12:30 AM

Thanks, guys, that's comforting

Commiserations for the recent rejections, everyone! I should be getting a new wave of Rs any day now...

Marzioli · 05-21-2013, 04:43 AM

5-day personal second round rejection from UFO. All things considered, I'm just glad it went over as well as it did.

fihr · 05-21-2013, 06:26 AM

13 day R from Waylines.

zanzjan · 05-21-2013, 06:46 AM

Very nice 13 day R from Safety Pin Review. Damn, but I really want to crack that market; most awesome idea ever.

In the meantime, anyone know other good markets for a 30-word story that's too long for twitter?

Eliza C · 05-21-2013, 07:53 AM

13-day form R from Strange Horizons - already back out to another market.

Eliza C · 05-21-2013, 07:16 PM

...and a 3-day form R from Clarkesworld.

UniversalExport · 05-21-2013, 11:43 PM

How is it possible that all of Narrative's rejections fall between 36 and 38 days?

alexshvartsman · 05-22-2013, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UniversalExport

How is it possible that all of Narrative's rejections fall between 36 and 38 days?

They're probably reading approximately the same about of stories per day as are coming in, and are 36-38 days behind. This is not unusual. Almost all of IGMS round 1 rejections come in at around 32-33 days.

Aggy B. · 05-22-2013, 10:44 PM

Rejections from Carina Press on both the NA Steampunk Novel and the SF Western Novella. Included about a paragraph of personal feedback with each and she encouraged me to send more work her way.

So, not a complete disappointment. (Just a little rough getting them both at the same time.)

Aggy, still working on thick skin

Eliza C · 05-22-2013, 10:48 PM

Sorry about the disappointing news, Aggy. Hope you feel encouraged to have gotten so far and it bodes well for future markets!

Marzioli · 05-23-2013, 03:53 AM

11-day first round R from Penumbra. There goes a satisfying streak.

Sai · 05-23-2013, 05:27 AM

200+ day formrejection for a story I submitted in August and withdrew in March :/.

pyragelos · 05-23-2013, 01:10 PM

17-day form R from DSF.

fihr · 05-23-2013, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sai

200+ day formrejection for a story I submitted in August and withdrew in March :/.

Groan!

Sorry for the R's everyone, esp the novels Aggy, and the break in your winning streak, Marzioli. You're pretty good at those winning streaks though!

Am expecting more R's for myself any day now.

Triplec224 · 05-23-2013, 08:25 PM

I'm sure I'm not the only one to receive one of these:

Quote:

Chris,

Thank you for submitting your story, "The Wanderer", to Daily Science Fiction. Unfortunately, we have decided not to publish it. To date, we have reviewed many strong stories that we did not take. Either the fit was wrong or we'd just taken tales with a similar theme or any of a half dozen other reasons.

Best success selling this story elsewhere.

Love their daily stories, though. This is one of my top submission destinations.

Marzioli · 05-23-2013, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triplec224

I'm sure I'm not the only one to receive one of these:

Yeah, that's their standard form. Only, when they send it to me, there's nothing about Chris or "The Wanderer."

fihr · Yesterday, 01:47 AM

This morning I opened an email expecting that it would be a very fast R only to find it was just acknowledging receipt of a story. Maybe I'm getting a little too expectant of Rs!

Melinda Moore · Yesterday, 05:41 PM

I got my first personal rejection from Strange Horizons. I feel that's a bit of a win.

Sai · Yesterday, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Melinda Moore

I got my first personal rejection from Strange Horizons. I feel that's a bit of a win.

For sure! Congrats

.

05-21-2013, 04:43 AM	#6302
Marzioli Could be worse! Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 876	5-day personal second round rejection from UFO. All things considered, I'm just glad it went over as well as it did. __________________ Recent sales: "Burning Men" @ Penumbra eMag ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will Work for Platitudes

05-21-2013, 06:26 AM	#6303
fihr practical experience, FTW Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 693	13 day R from Waylines. __________________ Blog and Twitter

05-21-2013, 06:46 AM	#6304
zanzjan Do not taunt Happy Fun Mod AW Moderator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the everlasting universe of things Posts: 3,618	Very nice 13 day R from Safety Pin Review. Damn, but I really want to crack that market; most awesome idea ever. In the meantime, anyone know other good markets for a 30-word story that's too long for twitter? __________________ zanzjan.net - twitter - facebook "It's always wrong of course to say that you can't do this or you can't do that in fiction. You can do anything you can get away with, but nobody has ever gotten away with much." -- Flannery O'Connor

05-21-2013, 07:53 AM	#6305
Eliza C We’ll see what happens from here… Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 593	13-day form R from Strange Horizons - already back out to another market. __________________ Blog: Speculations on Writing Speculative Fiction

05-21-2013, 07:16 PM	#6306
Eliza C We’ll see what happens from here… Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 593	...and a 3-day form R from Clarkesworld. __________________ Blog: Speculations on Writing Speculative Fiction

05-21-2013, 12:30 AM	#6301
pyragelos New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: London Posts: 16	Thanks, guys, that's comforting Commiserations for the recent rejections, everyone! I should be getting a new wave of Rs any day now...

05-21-2013, 11:43 PM	#6307
UniversalExport New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 32	How is it possible that all of Narrative's rejections fall between 36 and 38 days?

05-22-2013, 10:44 PM	#6309
Aggy B. not as sweet as you think Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: in a chilly place Posts: 5,920	Rejections from Carina Press on both the NA Steampunk Novel and the SF Western Novella. Included about a paragraph of personal feedback with each and she encouraged me to send more work her way. So, not a complete disappointment. (Just a little rough getting them both at the same time.) Aggy, still working on thick skin __________________ _________ A.G.C. In-Progress: Miranda Shade and the Hell-heads - YA Southern Gothic Thingbreaker - Steampunk The Gear'd Heart - NA Steampunk (QUERIES SENT - 102, PARTIAL REQUESTS - 3, FULL REQUESTS - 4, REJECTIONS - 59) A.G. Carpenter : updated 3.30.13 @Aggy_C : mostly updates on what I'm writing/eating/cleaning

05-22-2013, 10:48 PM	#6310
Eliza C We’ll see what happens from here… Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 593	Sorry about the disappointing news, Aggy. Hope you feel encouraged to have gotten so far and it bodes well for future markets! __________________ Blog: Speculations on Writing Speculative Fiction Last edited by Eliza C; 05-23-2013 at 05:32 PM.

05-23-2013, 03:53 AM	#6311
Marzioli Could be worse! Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 876	11-day first round R from Penumbra. There goes a satisfying streak. __________________ Recent sales: "Burning Men" @ Penumbra eMag ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will Work for Platitudes

05-23-2013, 05:27 AM	#6312
Sai Book lover/Spy Join Date: May 2007 Location: Back home Posts: 2,183	200+ day formrejection for a story I submitted in August and withdrew in March :/. __________________ A Year on Saturn <--- My site/blog Absolute Visions now on sale! Kuri-ousity.com The site for manga news and reviews. Last edited by Sai; 05-23-2013 at 06:16 AM.

05-23-2013, 01:10 PM	#6313
pyragelos New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: London Posts: 16	17-day form R from DSF.

Yesterday, 01:47 AM	#6317
fihr practical experience, FTW Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 693	This morning I opened an email expecting that it would be a very fast R only to find it was just acknowledging receipt of a story. Maybe I'm getting a little too expectant of Rs! __________________ Blog and Twitter

Yesterday, 05:41 PM	#6318
Melinda Moore practical experience, FTW Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 115	I got my first personal rejection from Strange Horizons. I feel that's a bit of a win. __________________ My blog: Enchanted Spark. My first published sci fi story: Kepler's Dozen

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