Tag: Acceptance Letters
Overanalyzing Story Acceptance Rates Part 271 – Rates By Market Tier
One of my favorite rejectomantic topics is acceptance rates. I’ve picked apart my own for nearly a decade, overanalyzing them in an attempt to understand the whims and vagaries of the publishing industry. What have I learned? Not much, honestly, but, fuck it, let’s… Continue Reading “Overanalyzing Story Acceptance Rates Part 271 – Rates By Market Tier”
On This Day in Submission Land: June 10th
Over the last decade and change, I’ve sent 803 submissions. Most of those submissions came back as rejections, with the occasional further consideration, short list, or even an acceptance providing a bit of sunshine in the nigh-perpetual gloom the clouds every writer’s literary skies.… Continue Reading “On This Day in Submission Land: June 10th”
A Week of Writing: 11/8/21 to 11/14/21
The second week of November is done and over with. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from historical fiction author Steven Pressfield. “Start before you’re ready.” ― Steven Pressfield This quote is short and sweet, but it carries a… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 11/8/21 to 11/14/21”
2020 Writing Review Part 3: Acceptances & Publications
Today we’re getting to the good stuff, and in the third and final part of my 2020 writing review, I’ll cover the acceptances and publications I received last year. Let’s get to it with some basic numbers. Submissions: 87 Rejection: 68* Acceptances: 19* Acceptance… Continue Reading “2020 Writing Review Part 3: Acceptances & Publications”
Submission Statement: September 2020
September is in the books, and here’s how I did. September 2020 Report Card Submissions Sent: 8 Rejections: 6 Acceptances: 1 Publications: 0 Further Consideration: 1 A solid month, and almost identical to August’s tally. The 8 submissions in September give me 67 for… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: September 2020”
Submission Statement: April 2020
Okay, let’s get accountable again. Here’s a breakdown of my submission endeavors for April. April 2020 Report Card Submissions Sent: 8 Rejections: 9 Acceptances: 2 Publications: 3 Pretty good month, really. I’m a tad off my pace of 100 subs for the year, but… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: April 2020”
Submission Spotlight: Payday
On this installment of Submission Spotlight we’re going to talk about what happens after the blessed event of an acceptance and it’s time for you to get paid. Sounds simple, right? It usually is, but there are some things to be aware of before… Continue Reading “Submission Spotlight: Payday”
Submission Statement: October 2019
Finally getting one of these out in a timely manner. Here are my submission endeavors (and results) from October. October 2019 Report Card Submissions Sent: 6 Rejections: 8 Acceptances: 1 Publications: 1 I’m still behind on my goal to reach 100 subs for the… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: October 2019”
Acceptomancy?
I assume you’re all quite familiar with the term rejectomancy (or at least how I interpret it). I’ve spent years and a slightly embarrassing number of blog posts talking about what rejections mean, but what about acceptances? What if we turned our overly optimistic,… Continue Reading “Acceptomancy?”
The Rejection Reversal with Michael Bracken
The accomplished and prolific Michael Bracken reached out to me recently to share a type of publisher response he’d never received before. If Michael Bracken, award-winning author of over 1,200 short stories and several novels, has never seen it, it’s probably pretty unique, right?… Continue Reading “The Rejection Reversal with Michael Bracken”
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Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 