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Short Story Subs vs. Agent Queries: Two Big Differences
In the last four months, I’ve been querying my novel SECOND DAWN, and while querying a novel is a new to me, submitting my work to publishers is definitely not. I have sent well over 700 short story submissions, so it’s fair to say… Continue Reading “Short Story Subs vs. Agent Queries: Two Big Differences”
Query/Submission Statement: September 2023
September was another busy month, as I fired off more agent queries for my novel SECOND DAWN. I even, somehow, managed to find time to send a few short story submissions. (I know!). It was a productive month, but not necessarily a fruitful one.… Continue Reading “Query/Submission Statement: September 2023”
Query/Submission Statement: August 2023
August was a busy month in submission land. Most of my time was spent sharpening up my query package and sending queries for my novel SECOND DAWN. I won’t lie; short story submissions have fallen by the wayside of late. Anyway, let’s have a… Continue Reading “Query/Submission Statement: August 2023”
Query/Submission Statement: July 2023
Been a while since I’ve done one of these, mostly because I haven’t been submitting a lot of short stores. What I have been doing, though, is sending out agent queries for my novel SECOND DAWN. Those are submissions, too, right? 🙂 Okay, first… Continue Reading “Query/Submission Statement: July 2023”
Query Quest: Agent Query Checklist Part 1
I recently started querying literary agents for my novel SECOND DAWN, and I’m going to start posting about that experience. Now, for those of you who have followed my blog for a while, I should make it clear that unlike submitting short stories to… Continue Reading “Query Quest: Agent Query Checklist Part 1”
Path to Publication: Hell to Pay – Installment Plans Available!
Time for another installment of Paths to Publication, wherein I recount a story’s arduous submission journey, complete with all the gory details and eventual publication triumph. This time, the story is “Hell to Pay – Installment Plans Available!”, which was recently published by Tales to… Continue Reading “Path to Publication: Hell to Pay – Installment Plans Available!”
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!”
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”
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”
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Night Walk & Other Dark Paths
Acts of War: Flashpoint
Acts of War: Aftershock
Acts of War: Stormbreak
Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 