Tag: Submissions
The Random Rejection Generator v1.0
If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you know I like to have a little fun with rejections (it helps keep me mostly sane), and I’ve created a number of activities writers can do with their nos and not for us’s… Continue Reading “The Random Rejection Generator v1.0”
A Week of Writing: 4/15/19 to 4/21/19
Another week in the books. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By The quote this week is another of Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing. Never open a book with weather. If it’s only to create atmosphere, and not a character’s reaction to… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 4/15/19 to 4/21/19”
Weeks of Writing: 3/25/19 to 4/14/19
Well, I fell behind on these again, so here’s a three-week catch-up of the weeks that were. Words to Write By The quote this week comes from Stephen King. “The writer must have a good imagination to begin with, but the imagination has to… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 3/25/19 to 4/14/19”
Submission Statement: March 2019
March has come and gone, and here’s how I did for the month. March 2019 Report Card Submissions Sent: 12 Rejections: 7 Acceptances: 3 Publications: 2 Submission Withdrawal: 1 Okay, this was a pretty good month. A dozen submissions is great, three acceptances is… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: March 2019”
Submission Top Ten: Shortest Waits
Last week I showed you my ten longest waits for submissions. This week, I’m gonna flip the script and show you the ten shortest waits. So, without further ado, here they are: Time Elapsed Result Sold 1 10 minutes Rejection 2 17 minutes Acceptance… Continue Reading “Submission Top Ten: Shortest Waits”
A Week of Writing: 3/18/19 to 3/24/19
Back on track with the weekly writing updates. Here’s the week that was. Words to Write By The quote this week comes from the incomparable Ray Bradbury. “You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.” – Ray Bradbury I touched on this… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 3/18/19 to 3/24/19”
Submission Top Ten: Longest Waits
Recently I sent a few submission status queries and even a withdrawal letter, and it got me thinking about long wait times and how they turn out. So I went back through my submissions and pulled my top ten longest waits to see how… Continue Reading “Submission Top Ten: Longest Waits”
Weeks of Writing: 2/25/19 to 3/17/19
Well, as you can see, I fell a bit behind with these weekly updates, so I’m just gonna go ahead and get caught up all at once. 🙂 Words to Write By The quote this week comes from science-fiction and fantasy novelist Fred Saberhagen. … Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 2/25/19 to 3/17/19”
The Rejectomantic Arts: Reading the Wait
As you know, rejectomancy is the practice of divining hidden meaning from rejection. This is the most commonly done with rejection letters, but rejectomancy is a broad tent sheltering many mystical writerly arts. You see, a writer looks for meaning, patterns, and validation in… Continue Reading “The Rejectomantic Arts: Reading the Wait”
Charting the Rejection Progression
As I’ve discussed many times on the blog, there are different tiers of rejection letters that may indicate how close you might have came to an acceptance. Now, spread across multiple publishers, the differences in these rejections may not be so apparent, but when… Continue Reading “Charting the Rejection Progression”
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Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 