Posted on August 1, 2025 by Aeryn Rudel
I’ve missed the last few submissions statements, but I’m back on the beam for July, and ready to share all the glory and pain of the last few months. This’ll be a three-fer, and I’ll give you stats for May, June, and July. So… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: July 2025”
Category: Submission StatementTags: Aeryn Rudel, books, fiction, Flash Fiction, Publishing, Rejection Letters, Rejectomancy, short stories, Submissions, Writing, Writing Goals
Posted on May 12, 2025 by Aeryn Rudel
I recently hit another big story submission milestone. I sent my 900th submission since I started tracking them on Duotrope back in 2012. Like I usually do with this big round numbers, I’ll break down my overall stats, but this time, since 800 subs… Continue Reading “900 Submissions: An Analysis”
Category: My WorkTags: Aeryn Rudel, books, fiction, Flash Fiction, Publishing, Rejection Letters, Rejectomancy, short stories, Submissions, Writing, writing tips
Posted on May 5, 2025 by Aeryn Rudel
April was a slightly better month than March, but though I made decent headway on a number of writing goals, it was still largely a disappointing month. April 2025 Short Story Stats I sent twelve submissions in April, which gave me a total of… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: April 2025”
Category: Submission StatementTags: Aeryn Rudel, books, fiction, Flash Fiction, Publishing, Rejection Letters, Rejectomancy, short stories, Submissions, Writing, Writing Goals
Posted on April 4, 2025 by Aeryn Rudel
To put it bluntly, March was a brutal month, but I did make some positive yardage. All of my trials, tribulations, and so, so many rejections below. 🙂 March 2025 Short Story Stats I sent fourteen submissions last month, which gives me a total… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: March 2025”
Category: Submission StatementTags: Aeryn Rudel, books, fiction, Flash Fiction, Publishing, Rejection Letters, Rejectomancy, short stories, Submissions, Writing, Writing Goals
Posted on March 21, 2025 by Aeryn Rudel
Time for another path to publication, wherein I recount the long and painful journey of a story from creation to that vaunted state of publication. This time, we’ll be looking at “The Downer”, a spec-fic piece that I thought was an absolute slam dunk… Continue Reading “Path to Publication: The Downer”
Category: My WorkTags: Aeryn Rudel, books, fiction, Publishing, Rejection Letters, short stories, Submissions, Writing, writing tips
Posted on March 18, 2025 by Aeryn Rudel
Last week, I hit another significant submission milestone. I received my 700th rejection since I started tracking them on Duotrope back in 2012. If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you know that when I hit a big round number… Continue Reading “Surviving 700 Rejections”
Category: Rejection LettersTags: books, fiction, Publishing, rejection, Rejection Letters, Rejectomancy, Submissions, Writing, writing tips
Posted on March 3, 2025 by Aeryn Rudel
February has come and gone, and it was a pretty solid month for submissions. I’m still on pace to hit all my goals for the year, from the number of submissions sent to the number of new stories written. Let’s dive in and take… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: February 2025”
Category: Submission StatementTags: Aeryn Rudel, books, fiction, Flash Fiction, Publishing, Rejection Letters, Rejectomancy, short stories, Submissions, Writing, Writing Goals
