Tag: Flash Fiction
Posted on May 12, 2025
by Aeryn Rudel
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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
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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
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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 3, 2025
by Aeryn Rudel
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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
Posted on February 3, 2025
by Aeryn Rudel
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The first month of 2025 is in the books, and here’s my first submission statement for the new year. These updates will be a little different this year because my goals for 2025 are fairly ambitious. I’m also tracking them in a fun new… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: January 2025”
Posted on January 30, 2025
by Aeryn Rudel
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Recently, I outlined my writing goals for 2025, which you can see here. One of those goals is to make at least 12 pro sales, but that leads me to the following question. What exactly IS a pro sale? It’s not as cut and… Continue Reading “Pro or Not Pro, That Is the Question”
Posted on January 24, 2025
by Aeryn Rudel
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This post is a little late in the month, but I thought I’d share my writing goals for the coming year, which are admittedly ambitious, and then show you a fun way to track writing goals in general. The main thrust of those goals… Continue Reading “2025 Writing Goals Bingo”
Posted on June 21, 2024
by Aeryn Rudel
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Time for another installment of On This Day in Submission Land. Slight change in format going forward. I’ll show you the submissions I sent on the fateful day, including my cover letter if it’s interesting, as well as responses I received. So, let’s take… Continue Reading “On This Day in Submission Land: June 21st”
Posted on June 12, 2024
by Aeryn Rudel
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It’s time for another installment of On This Day in Submission Land. Today, we cast our gaze back to the dim, misty past, to the ancient before times of 2015 and 2020, and a pair of rejections for two of my most-rejected stories. Let’s… Continue Reading “On This Day in Submission Land: June 12th”
Posted on May 4, 2024
by Aeryn Rudel
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Recently, I sent out my 800th submission since I started tracking them through Duotrope way back in April of 2012. Feels weird to even say that, but, I guess 12 years of steady submissions adds up. As usual, when I hit a major milestone… Continue Reading “800 Submissions: An Analysis”