Posted on October 31, 2025 by Aeryn Rudel
Today on The Daily NO, we’re celebrating Halloween by looking at all the rejections I’ve received on the spookiest day of the year. However, to my shock and surprise, in over 12 years and nearly 1,000 submissions, I have received exactly ONE rejection on… Continue Reading “The Daily NO – Halloween Special”
Category: Rejection Letters, The Daily NOTags: Aeryn Rudel, books, fiction, Flash Fiction, Publishing, rejection, Rejection Letters, Rejectomancy, short stories, Submissions, Writing, writing tips
Posted on September 5, 2025 by Aeryn Rudel
Today on The Daily NO, we’re going to look at the first rejection I received for a story that would go on to collect a record-setting (for me) 25 rejections before I sold it. This is definitely a case of sticking with a story… Continue Reading “The Daily NO – Rejection #478”
Category: Rejection Letters, The Daily NOTags: Aeryn Rudel, books, fiction, Flash Fiction, Publishing, rejection, Rejection Letters, Rejectomancy, short stories, Submissions, Writing, writing tips
Posted on August 28, 2025 by Aeryn Rudel
Today on The Daily No, it’s another first. The rejection we’ll be discussing today is my first ever personal rejection with actual feedback from an editor. It was a momentous occasion, and the first time I really felt like I was making actual progress.… Continue Reading “The Daily NO – Rejection #7”
Category: Rejection Letters, The Daily NOTags: Aeryn Rudel, books, fiction, Flash Fiction, Publishing, rejection, Rejection Letters, Rejectomancy, short stories, Submissions, Writing, writing tips
Posted on August 26, 2025 by Aeryn Rudel
Next up on The Daily No, we’re traveling all the way back to the beginning, to the first rejection I received once I started tracking my submissions on Duotrope. Imagine, if you will, a warm spring day in Seattle, circa 2012. A baby writer… Continue Reading “The Daily NO – Rejection #1”
Category: Rejection Letters, The Daily NOTags: Aeryn Rudel, books, fiction, Flash Fiction, Publishing, rejection, Rejection Letters, Rejectomancy, short stories, Submissions, Writing, writing tips
Posted on August 22, 2025 by Aeryn Rudel
Okay, I’m gonna start a new series. I’m gonna to show you one of my rejections (almost) every day for as long as either of us can stand it. I’ve got hundreds, so we should have material for YEARS. Anyway, I’ll give you all… Continue Reading “The Daily NO – Rejection #740”
Category: Rejection Letters, The Daily NOTags: Aeryn Rudel, Flash Fiction, rejection, Rejection Letters, Rejectomancy, Submissions, Writing, writing tips
