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I completely forgot to post here, but my serial-HM story to WoTF, Lavender Footsteps , is in The Colored Lens's Summer 2019 issue. It's also my first paid sale and I'm pretty stoked. If you have Kindle Unlimited, it's free to read, so give it a go! https://www.amazon.com/Colored-Lens-Summer-2019-eb...

I share them with my first readers (friends and fam who are actively interested in reading my work) and edit them thereafter as if I was prepping them for a market. New markets are born every week. Good to have a stable.

Re: being capable of discerning Q2 from Q3...

Excitement is a helluva drug ^

WillShadbolt wrote:At the Submission Grinder it looks like there was a 56 day rejection today. Maybe it’s not a mistake and results are starting to trickle out

Or, per Milo's logic.... ANOTHER mistake. ;)

Who can tell?

Either way, good luck and happiness to all~

But I'm sure there are plenty of participants who do not engage on this forum.

The first response for this Q has been logged on TGDB. A 51-day wait, answered on August 17th.

It begins.

::is patient::

Made the "Long List" of a beautiful Indie Print magazine. Fingers very crossed for the Short List and Approval. I think the story is an especially good fit, but know so many others are out there writing their hearts out.

Guys... He doesn't even *remember* writing Cujo.

First timer.

Same

Thanks for the tip. $0.99 is great. Purchased.

I just got the following rejection letter from F&SF on a previous HM of mine: From: CC Finlay <notify@moksha.io> Date: Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 1:37 PM Subject: "[my Story Title]" / F&SF To: Thomas C Woodward <[my email address]> Dear Tom, Thank you for giving me a chance to read &quo...

After 80 days, I heard back from GE: "...We’re overflowing with submissions right now, and so I must be extra-picky. Your* writing is strong, but not quite up to the other pieces I’m passing... Wish I had better news. Good fortune on submitting to another market..." Never made it to Mike's...

Hey All! Still haven't joined the ranks of Rs, HMs, and xFs, but I have enjoyed the discussion/wisdom on the board. Let's cultivate more :) What are your standard practices on cover letters sent to paid markets as new/young writers? I usually mention that I am a professional writer and disclose that...

Looking to get in this quarter for the first time.
Do many of you try your hand at submitting your stories to pro-markets before submitting a story here (after rejection)?

Good is good.

chuckt wrote:Man! Got a "Didn't quite grab me" from F&FS along with a couple of tips on the story. Close but no cigar?

Free Feedback from a Professional Editor = Good stuff!

chuckt wrote:
I didn't. Looking at my old emails, looks like they don't use one of those submission systems. You just email your story.

Appreciate knowing that. Feel less like my work is floating in limbo, now.

I submitted 1/15 and just heard from Mike last night. However, I emailed them in March and got an update and was told it made it out of slush. I assume you emailed them. SubInq@GalaxysEdge.com Mike had a serious medical event so I'm sure that has impacted things. I got a really lovely rejection on ...

Had one make it out of the Galaxy's Edge slush pile. Mike Resnick just sent me a brief rejection email. No feedback. But I feel good it made it to his desk. I admire Mike a lot. "this is just one editor's decision . . . I wish you every success placing it elsewhere." Oh well. I can't even...

Today: "We look forward to reading more of your work in the future and hope that this piece finds a home as well."

Well that is a very nice way to say "not this time!"

Unfortunately, no response as of yet.

Edit:
Update: Encouraging Personal reply 8 weeks later. Seems they are seriously overwhelmed by submissions. Editorial asst. said they were being extra picky and that my writing was strong. :)

Cutting it close at this point. 2300 words in.

Be welcome, Dane! Make yourself at home. Feel free to look around. And grab a seat at the table; lunch will be served soon: Submittal Soup, Seasoned (or UN) Writer Salad, Friendship Pot Pie, and for desert . . . WINNER Cheesecake! Cigars and Cognacs will be offered in the Editor's Lounge. Wow. And ...

Reading in this old thread and concerned it may be time to follow up. When I submitted via email to Galaxy's Edge, I never received an automated confirmation. At the time of submission it said "wait 3 weeks," but now says "wait 4 weeks" to inquire. It's been that and change, but...

Reading in this old thread and concerned it may be time to follow up. When I submitted via email to Galaxy's Edge, I never received an automated confirmation. At the time of submission it said "wait 3 weeks," but now says "wait 4 weeks" to inquire. It's been that and change, but ...

Hello all, I'm a professional content and copywriter whose finally scratching his fiction itch. Hopefully it's nothing contagious... for the editors, I mean. I've sold (and edited) hundreds of articles (sports journalism, mostly), but never any secondary-world stories or futurist thrillers. I'm eage...

Re: your "to an editor" questions

Check out Mike Resnick's very helpful posts in this old thread from 2014:
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