Comments | agilebrit: Well, hey.

agilebrit

Well, hey.

Mar 28, 2009 20:23

That's gotta be one of the nicest rejections I've ever gotten.

Paraphrased: Not quite right for us, but I rather like your writing style, please sub again. Signed personally by the editor ( Read more... )

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agilebrit March 29 2009, 02:57:55 UTC

Aw, man! Fortune favors the bold!

I've been getting some... really good ones, lately. I mean, for rejections. I'd rather they were sales, but if I'm going to get rejected, this is the kind I want. LOL

And this one, I think, made it past the slush reader, because...personal, signed letter, from the actual editor, which I haven't gotten before from this magazine. Yeah.

I just wish I had something else to send them. I should get cracking on that.

ericjamesstone March 29 2009, 02:59:09 UTC

My guess is that the rejection wasn't from a digital publication, but rather from an analog one.

;-)

agilebrit March 29 2009, 03:00:27 UTC

*grins* You would be correct!

*giggles like a loon*

paulasj March 29 2009, 03:22:08 UTC

I understand. I've gotten a couple of rejections that were praising as well. Made my whole day even though the stories were rejected. lol

agilebrit March 29 2009, 03:44:13 UTC

I know, it's weird, innit? I'm saving this one out to show the Hubby instead of filing it immediately like I usually do.

texanfan March 29 2009, 03:45:46 UTC

That's at least an 8 on the 10 point rejectometer. Good job!

agilebrit March 29 2009, 03:47:13 UTC

Especially from this publication. OMG.

johncwright March 30 2009, 00:42:01 UTC

Congratulations. A non-writer would think I was kidding, but I swear by the hairs of the nose of Zeus, I kid you not.

There are three steps to rejections: 1. a form letter 2. a form letter that indicates what is wrong with the story 3. A personal letter that tells you what is wrong with the story

A personal letter that asks you to make changes is technically a form letter, but it really is tantamount to an acceptance.

So it is like climbing steps. You are now good enough to merit an honest assessment of your work and an editor's considered judgment.

I collected a hundred rejection slips before I got my first sale.

agilebrit March 30 2009, 00:50:51 UTC

The fact that it actually passed slush is a huge boost.

I've collected 85 rejections and four sales, one to a SFWA market. This is a good thing, right?