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[mizkit]

Goodness. Image Comics just turned Chance down. I'm completely taken aback, mostly because I didn't expect to hear *anything* from them. It's a direct little rejection letter saying, in essence, "Good try, but not good enough."

On the positive side, I just turned the galleys in...

(eta: let me mention that I'm not crushed, destroyed, or hurt

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[pers1stence]

Did they give you any feedback or was it just a straight rejection letter?

[mizkit]

Nothing of any use. He said:

"Thanks for giving Image Comics the opportunity to review your proposal. It's obvious that you've put a great deal of time and effort into this book - but I don't feel that it's quite strong enough to make it in this competitive market. I wish I could go on at length and give you a number of pointers to help you improve your book but I can't. We simply get too many proposals for me to be able to critique them all. The bottom line is that, unfortunately, your book isn't one that we're interested in publishing."

[pers1stence]

Fair enough, from their perspective.

Too bad they can't give you feedback, but I imagine they have all they can do to get through submissions as it is....

So where to submit next?

[mizkit]

Fair enough from mine, too. One doesn't much expect feedback, and I didn't even think it was necessary for him to say that. :)

Dark Horse or Avatar, probably. Maybe both. :)

[ellenmillion]

Wha? I'm shocked - it's both gorgeous and gripping! Oh well, they'll be sorry later! It's not like it won't find a home!

[mizkit]

Not gorgeous and gripping enough for them, I guess! My faith in the book isn't shaken, so yeah, it'll find a home soon enough. :)

[irysangel]

But...but...don't they know you are Famous Author C.E. Murphy? :)

Good luck with Dark Horse. I always thought Image was crap. *haughty sniff*

[mizkit]

I *told* them I was...! :)

*laughs* Thanks. I'll keep everybody posted. :)