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Rejection for me. (I keep forgetting I need distance on stories.) Oh well.

Already eyeing my next two entries...

I actually know which story I'm submitting, but it needs a lot of work. And I've got a novel to finish before I can work on it. Hmm, maybe I should rearrange things, then submit the story early so I don't have to worry about it. Too many stories, not enough time.

Hey guys I've got a story out in Fireside today.

https://firesidefiction.com/feeding-mr-whiskers

From my time as a slush reader, the cover letters that "tried too hard" seemed to be indicators of people that would be difficult to work with. You don't want to give that impression of yourself because if it comes down to choosing between your story and another, then that element becomes ...

Tom, congrats and commiserations. 30 is a respectable number and an indication of consistency. I know I'll see you around the interwebs, but still going to wish you luck with your writing and publishing. :)

Can't wait for this issue! Congrats you guys.

wotf020 I might have consoled myself with the fact that I had a story in the final round at Plasma Frequency. That one still shows in progress on Submittable. However the magazine has closed. It says so both on The Grinder and their home page. Will they get round to letting me know personally? I do...

Submitted June 27th.

ETA: HM on 9/16

Awesome!

I'll be there too - see ya soon.

So are you coming to Chicago then? :D

HM

I got one too. I keep trying, but they're at the further end of my submission order due to the wait time. Gives me a chance to look it over before I send it to TOR.com. Then it's down to semi pro markets.

Stewart that's perfect for tonight's theme. :)

I STOMP ON THIS THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rejection.

Steve that's awesome! Congrats. :D

Nice post, Mike. Thanks for sharing. I wold like to add that having a glimpse of the slush pile also does wonders for your perspective as a writer, as in, what not to fuss over anymore, and how to get ahead of those other stories. If you haven't read slush, it's a great experience. Find a zine, pro ...

Have fun you guys. :) I can't join you :( as I'm on the "every other year" for travel plan. I'll hold down the fort here.

Thanks, Dustin. Yep, Cara's Heartsong is up at DSF. (http://dailysciencefiction.com/science- ... -heartsong)

I just hope Stewart remembers us when he makes it bigbigbig. :D

Alastair, I'm definitely going to that one. I'll look for you.

Who's attending? Preliminary programming has been published.

I have a story up at Daily Science Fiction today.

http://dailysciencefiction.com/science- ... of-glasses

Just wanted to say you guys are awesome. :D Congrats to Annie, Martin, Stewart, Rebecca, jennifer and HLF. :)

(Yeah I know, I haven't been on the forum all winter, it's been INSANE).

That said, I hate waiting. I almost always hit the super-fast pro markets first (Clarkesworld, Shimmer, Lightspeed, etc.), and then usually the super-fast respectable semi-pro and token markets (Interzone, etc.), and then return to the reasonable pro markets, before I move on to places like Analog ...

Rejections sting, there's no other way around it. On various writing communities I participate in rejection/submission contests. Rather than focusing on "damn it my story was rejected again, my writing is crap", it turns into "oh hey a rejection, I can add a point to my score" an...

Email received this morning - I didn't place.

katsincommand wrote:201 days, from April. Last I heard, they were responding to March submissions.

He must've heard me - 2 days later my rejection showed up.

Didn't place.

201 days, from April. Last I heard, they were responding to March submissions.