Tag: Rejection Letters
Reprints: Easy or Hard Sell?
Reprints are a great way to get extra mileage (and maybe a little extra cash) out of your stories, and there are a lot of markets that take them, even some that prefer them. But are they easier or more difficult to sell/place than standard… Continue Reading “Reprints: Easy or Hard Sell?”
A Week of Writing: 1/27/20 to 2/2/20
Well, I got the lead out last week and managed to make progress in a number of areas. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from novelist E. L. Doctorow. Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/27/20 to 2/2/20”
A Week of Writing: 1/6/20 to 1/12/20
Well, it’s a new year, so it’s time to start accounting for my writing and submission endeavors again. Here we go. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Vincent van Gogh. “Great things are done by a series of small things brought… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/6/20 to 1/12/20”
Submission Spotlight: The Do Not Send List
Today we’re exploring another potential submission guidelines surprise. This time it’s not about formatting or regional preferences, it’s types of stories publishers would rather not see at all. I call this the Do No Send List As usual, you should read the guidelines completely… Continue Reading “Submission Spotlight: The Do Not Send List”
Three Types of Tough Rejections
If you’ve been submitting short stories for any length of time, then you’ve likely developed a fairly thick skin when it comes to rejections. After you hit triple digits, those form rejections, filled with not for us’s and doesn’t fit our needs’s, kind of… Continue Reading “Three Types of Tough Rejections”
Submission Spotlight: Fun With Formatting
If you’ve sent out any short story submissions, you are likely very familiar with Shunn Standard Formatting. If you’re not, follow the link in the last sentence and GET familiar. Now, the vast majority of publishers ask for Shunn (often just called standard manuscript… Continue Reading “Submission Spotlight: Fun With Formatting”
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”
Submission Statement: July-September 2019
Getting caught up on these submission statements. Here’s my submission activity for the last three months. July/August/September 2019 Report Card Submissions Sent: 16 Rejections: 10 Acceptances: 6 Publications: 3 Submission Withdrawal: 0 This averages out to about 5 submissions per month, which is far… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: July-September 2019”
Weeks of Writing: 9/9/19 to 9/22/19
A couple weeks of writing and whatnot to report. Words to Write By One of my favorite authors, Stephen King, recently had a birthday, so today’s quote is one of his. “When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 9/9/19 to 9/22/19”
Submission Strategy: Ranking Response Times
If you’ve been submitting short fiction for long, you’ve invariably develop strategies for getting your work out there as efficiently as possible. I have a number of strategies, and the one that follows I use for a brand new story I haven’t written for… Continue Reading “Submission Strategy: Ranking Response Times”
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Acts of War: Flashpoint
Acts of War: Aftershock
Acts of War: Stormbreak
Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 