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smashprose wrote:

Strycher wrote:The Grinder tracks the data you're looking for and it's free.

Thank you very much! That is exactly what I was looking for.

The Grinder is a goodness, absolute.

s_c_baker wrote:My Daily Science Fiction story is up today: http://dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/parapsychology/stewart-c-baker/little-more-than-shadows

Congrats

When did I become the kind of writer that wastes 1100 words at the start of a short story on atmospheric scene setting and description? I used to get dinged by readers for a lack of detail and description because I was so focused on my plot and this past week at my writers group meeting I read out 1...

This is not a sale, but it feels so much more to me at the moment.
I have just gotten my first request for a full manuscript from an agency.

Apparently I didn't muck up the first chapter too badly...

Hi there. My name is Tristi Mullett and this is my first time entering the contest. It's actually my first time submitting any sort of fiction to any venue, really. It's a bit nerve-wracking, to be honest. But I promised myself I would do it this year, and I've made it prior to the final deadline. ...

Everyone have fun
It was a blast when I attended here in San Diego.

Hey brother you are singing my song. (except I have no pro-level sales yet but I am starting top get feedback at the pro-level on my rejections.) As you can see in my sig line I have 3 SF and 3 HM, 5 were under KD and 1 under Dave. Clearly I can't find this man's strike zone and you sound to be a be...

Greetings, all. I have two publications this week. One in Outposts of Beyond, but the main one is in Dimension6. For those who don't know, D6 is brand new this year. A free semi-pro e-mag published by the highly regarded Keith Stevenson. I'm thrilled to be on this TOC with Cat Sparks and Rob Hood, ...

Rebecca Birch wrote:My finalist story, "Kindle My Heart," is now live at Fantasy Scroll Mag. I'd love it if anyone wanted to check it out!

http://fantasyscrollmag.com/article/kindle-my-heart-rebecca-birch/

Congrats

Rejected -
I am too tired of swinging at this piñata.

A big salute for Thomas!

Kary English wrote:Q1V29 sure had a special kind of mojo, didn't it? I made my first entry that quarter.

OK, I did enter once back in '88 or so, but both the contest and I would prefer to forget that one.

It certainly was special for me -- my one and only SF with Dave.

Ack!
The grinder is down!


PANIC PANIC PANIC

Happy to say that I sold two speculative poems (a haiku and a tanka) to Grievous Angel , a new pro-paying flash and poetry imprint of Urban Fantasist. From query to submission to sale took about 4 days, so if anyone's got some flash or speculative poetry lying around, get it while it's hot! wotf007...

katsincommand wrote:I have a story up at Daily Science Fiction today.

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

Way to go Dawn!
So very happy for you.

well you lot would probably do better if you stopped putting all those extra "u's everywhere. wotf019 As a favour We shall labour Not to use our u's a bit, Just provided You'll be guided And stop writing 'fitted' 'fit'. wotf024 And her we find the *real* reason for the revolution! wotf028

Ishmael wrote:

bobsandiego wrote:

Ishmael wrote:wotf020

Probably I get an R for that.

an "R"?
I assume this is a Brit grading thing?

Do you mean the grade that Brits tend to get in WotF, Bob?

well you lot would probably do better if you stopped putting all those extra "u's everywhere.

Ishmael wrote:wotf020

Probably I get an R for that.

an "R"?
I assume this is a Brit grading thing?

Dave is a very different judge, with very different tastes, and that's frustrating when you can't figure out those tastes. And this is a major stumbling block for me not just here at WotF but everywhere. I read the magazine, I read the anthologies and I'm nearly always stuck trying to work out what...

Rather than place this in jibber jabber I'm putting it here because it really it a rant.... I freaking don't understand what the hell is going on here. You can see from my signature that I have scored above rejection a number of time, six to be precise. While this is over a span of 11 years, I have ...

Rejection rcv'd

Congrats on the contest, Philip.
Sometimes the most important call the make as an artist is the 'sod it' call and do what you want instead of what is safe.

Fobok1 wrote:wotf054

I just sold a story to Aurora Wolf, my first sale ever! It's set to be published on their website on June 1st.

First times are special....
heartfelt congratulations.

Finally got my rejection from LORE for a short story a paralyzed wizard. oh well it's off to another market, but at least they did say this.... We are going to pass on this particular effort, but I hope we shall see more stories from you in the future. I've been around enough editors to know that d...

Two things to report. Last month I received an acceptance for a piece of flash from Nature magazine. Totally excited about it, as it's my second SFWA qualifying sale. Also, I just received an acceptance from Perihelion Science Fiction for a recent WotF HM. No information yet on when either of these...

A story I sold back in January, "By Way of the Eastern Road," is now up at Heroic fantasy Quarterly. http://www.heroicfantasyquarterly.com/?p=1608 This one was a HM back in Q4V29 (I think?). Anyway, this was my attempt at writing a sword and sorcery story... without swords or sorcery. con...

ummm Success?
The very first story I ever sold is going to be read on the Beam Me up Podcast! Yay!
It's a for the love market... grumble
But a story years and years old will find new people to like it. Yay!
The Yays have it.

Success

awesome Preston

Finally got my rejection from LORE for a short story a paralyzed wizard. oh well it's off to another market, but at least they did say this.... We are going to pass on this particular effort, but I hope we shall see more stories from you in the future. I've been around enough editors to know that do...

Just got a rejection, at 339 days. It was polite, apologetic, came from Trevor Quachri, and included the encouraging line "I think it's a good story, and I very strongly considered it for ANALOG". Would I submit to Analog again? Hell, yes! ...just not with anything that I mind being out o...