Tag: rejection
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”
Weeks of Writing: 8/19/19 to 9/8/18
Way, way behind on these things. Time to catch up. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Amy Poehler. “Most authors liken the struggle of writing to something mighty and macho, like wrestling a bear. Writing a book is nothing like that.… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 8/19/19 to 9/8/18”
A Week of Writing: 7/29/19 to 8/4/19
Another week, another bunch of words in roughly the shape of novels and stories and stuff. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Salvador Dali. “Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” ― Salvador Dali It’s been said that perfection… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 7/29/19 to 8/4/19”
A Week of Writing: 7/22/19 to 7/28/19
Yeesh, have I fallen behind on these things. Okay, here we go. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Truman Capote. “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” ― Truman Capote You ever seen someone smother their french fries in… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 7/22/19 to 7/28/19”
The Post-Acceptance Process
In a recent post, I discussed my process after receiving a rejection. Well, there’s a flip side to that, and I have a post-acceptance process too. It’s just as important as the post-rejection ritual, maybe even more so. Here’s what I do (or try… Continue Reading “The Post-Acceptance Process”
Submission Statement: May/June 2019
Playing catch-up again. Here are my submission endeavors for May and June. May/June 2019 Report Card Submissions Sent: 11 Rejections: 12 Acceptances: 1 Publications: 0 Submission Withdrawal: 1 May was fairly productive with 7 submissions, but I stumbled in June and only managed 4… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: May/June 2019”
Form Rejections: What Do They Actually Mean?
As a longtime student of rejectomancy, I’ll be the first to tell you the arcane art of divining meaning from rejections only gets you so far. Sometimes a rejection just means what it says and nothing more. Attempting to read complex hidden motives into… Continue Reading “Form Rejections: What Do They Actually Mean?”
My Most-Rejected Story (24 & Counting)
One of my favorite things to talk about on this blog is my most-rejected story. It’s a battered and beleaguered urban fantasy tale that has endured more close-but-no-cigars, shortlists, market closures, and of course plain old form rejections than any other story I’ve ever… Continue Reading “My Most-Rejected Story (24 & Counting)”
Submissions: A Pair of Never Have I Evers
With over four hundred submissions you might think I’ve seen just about everything when it comes to editorial responses. I’ve certainly seen a lot, but there are a couple of anomalies in my submission record that stick out. Let’s talk about them. 1) Never… Continue Reading “Submissions: A Pair of Never Have I Evers”
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Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 