Tag: Writing
February 2016 Submission Statement
Another month, another bunch of submissions sent off into the literary wilds. This time, however, a few more managed to escape the lions, tigers, and bears and return unscathed and intact. February 2016 is the first month where my acceptances and short-list letters outnumbered my rejections. Here’s… Continue Reading “February 2016 Submission Statement”
Form Letters: Not Just for Rejections
If you live in the land of rejectomancy like I do, then you’re pretty damn familiar with the form rejection letter. It comes in a variety of different flavors, but they all essentially say the same thing: No. Recently, I have ventured into the… Continue Reading “Form Letters: Not Just for Rejections”
Characters: They Walk Among Us
I live in downtown Seattle, a place populated with all kinds of characters: bearded hipsters, posh business-folk, foreign tourists of all nationalities, goth millennials, and random weirdos, just for starters. As such, I do a lot of people watching to get ideas for characters in… Continue Reading “Characters: They Walk Among Us”
January 2016 Submission Statement
These posts used to be called Rejection Roundup, but seeing that it’s a new year, and, shockingly, I occasionally receive something other than a rejection from publishers, I think a name change is in order. So, let’s try “Submission Statement” (damn, I love me some… Continue Reading “January 2016 Submission Statement”
My Latest Publication – “Scare Tactics”
Hey, folks, The Devilfish Review has just published my short story “Scare Tactics.” It’s a quaint little story about a girl, her pet demon, and a budding parapsychology career. I had a lot of fun writing this one, and I hope you have as much fun… Continue Reading “My Latest Publication – “Scare Tactics””
Rejectomancer Resources: The Emotion Thesaurus
You’d think, being a human being, I would be passing familiar with human being body language. Yeah, not so much. When I’m writing and trying to convey emotion through character body language, I end up in this endless nod, head shake, smile, frown loop. Often… Continue Reading “Rejectomancer Resources: The Emotion Thesaurus”
Proofing Hit List Part One: Definitely Overused
When I finish the first draft of a story or novel, I let it sit for a few days, then I go back through it like a literary hit man, ruthlessly pounding my delete key like the trigger on a suppressed .45. Notice I… Continue Reading “Proofing Hit List Part One: Definitely Overused”
On the Board: First Rejection of 2016
And we’re off! The first rejection of 2016 has come in, setting, I think, the proper tone for the coming Rejectomancy year. Here it is. Hi Aeryn, I had a chance to read the story. The conceit is interesting, however it’s not really suited… Continue Reading “On the Board: First Rejection of 2016”
Iron Kingdoms Freebie: On a Black Tide
I wrote a novelette or a short novella a while back called “On a Black Tide” set in Privateer Press’ Iron Kingdoms universe. Privateer released the story as a special free preview to the collection Rites of Passage. The story is a pretty solid… Continue Reading “Iron Kingdoms Freebie: On a Black Tide”
Ranks of the Rejected: Michael Bracken
When someone asks me what I do for a living these days, I tell them I’m a writer. I even believe it sometimes. I mean, it is my sole source of income, and I do it everyday, so, with some trepidation, I put forth… Continue Reading “Ranks of the Rejected: Michael Bracken”
Effectively Wild – A Baseball Horror Story
Night Walk & Other Dark Paths
Acts of War: Flashpoint
Acts of War: Aftershock
Acts of War: Stormbreak
Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 