Tag: Rejectomancy
Query Quest: Baby’s First Query Rejection
Recently, I started querying agents with my supernatural thriller novel SECOND DAWN. Though I’ve published novels before, as well as a ton of short stories, the querying process is completely new to me. It does, however, fit neatly under the umbrella of rejectomancy, so I’ll… Continue Reading “Query Quest: Baby’s First Query Rejection”
Yes! Yes! One Hundred Times Yes!
Yesterday, I celebrated a significant short story milestone. I received my 100th acceptance since I started tracking them through Duotrope. To further celebrate this momentous occasion, I thought I might take a deep dive into the numbers on those one hundred acceptances and see… Continue Reading “Yes! Yes! One Hundred Times Yes!”
Query Quest: A New Rejection Frontier
For the last eight years, I’ve been regaling you (inflicting on you?) tales of rejection woe. Up until now, all of these rejection have had a single source–short story submissions to various genre and literary magazines and anthologies. Friends, that changes today. Not more… Continue Reading “Query Quest: A New Rejection Frontier”
Path To Publication: When Gods Walk
I recently had a story published with Radon Journal called “When Gods Walk”, and I thought it might be interesting to detail this story’s journey toward publication. It’s one of those pieces that’s been all over the place and, I think, it’s submission record illustrates the… Continue Reading “Path To Publication: When Gods Walk”
Tracking the Yes: Submission Records Deep Dive
Recently, as I was looking at submissions at Duotrope, it struck me how some of my submission records for various markets paint an interesting picture of how submissions and publications tend to work. Primarily, these records show how important it is to match up… Continue Reading “Tracking the Yes: Submission Records Deep Dive”
Submission Protocol: Failure to Launch
There are a lot of valid reasons to withdraw a submission, and I’ve covered most of them on this blog. Generally, a submission is withdrawn because the publisher fails to respond in a timely manner or at all or, more commonly, the submission is… Continue Reading “Submission Protocol: Failure to Launch”
Hot Topic: Dialogue Tags
In this series of posts, I’m going to cover writing topics that are often hotly debated and tell you where I stand on that particular issue. The goal here is not to try and persuade you that my view is correct, and more to… Continue Reading “Hot Topic: Dialogue Tags”
2022 Writing Rearview Review
Well, 2022 is in the books, and, as usual, I’ve put together a quick roundup of my writing endeavors and results for the past year. Submissions Sent: 83 Accepted: 14 Rejected: 61 Withdrawn: 6 No Response: 2 Accept %: 15.2/17.1 My goal is always… Continue Reading “2022 Writing Rearview Review”
Which Is It? Criticism or Feedback?
As a writer, you hear the terms criticism and feedback a lot. The first carries a (sometimes undeserved) negative connotation, the other, a more positive and constructive one. The truth is, feedback and criticism are both necessary and helpful to a writer, as long… Continue Reading “Which Is It? Criticism or Feedback?”
The 700 Club (No, Not That One)
Recently, I sent my 700th short story submission. That number spans a period of ten years since I started tracking them religiously (hah!) on Duotrope. Whenever I hit a big milestone like this, I like to break down all numbers, get WAY too analytical… Continue Reading “The 700 Club (No, Not That One)”
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Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 