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I told electricsheep82 that I'm not much of a gnawing-your-insides-out waiting for things kind of person - I tend to let things go and just ignore them until something happens - but I have to admit I'd like a response from ONE of the stories I've sent out. Even a rejection would be fine. Limbo's kind of annoying. I like to take action on things, not wait around for them. If I had a rejection in hand, I could be either editing the story or sending it out somewhere else.
The Way of the Wizard says that the editor sends out rejections 'almost immediately,' although acceptances probably won't hear much until April of next year. But what does 'almost immediately' mean in submission-world, where three months is a pretty good response time? I feel a little bit like I'm dipping my toes into unknown waters. But then again, I suppose exploration is how they become known waters.
Edited to add: I just realized that John Joseph Adams, the editor of TWOTW, is at WorldCon until the tenth. So that's probably cutting into his response times no matter what the definition of 'immediate' is. I'll just go off and write something else while I wait, shall I?
The Way of the Wizard says that the editor sends out rejections 'almost immediately,' although acceptances probably won't hear much until April of next year. But what does 'almost immediately' mean in submission-world, where three months is a pretty good response time? I feel a little bit like I'm dipping my toes into unknown waters. But then again, I suppose exploration is how they become known waters.
Edited to add: I just realized that John Joseph Adams, the editor of TWOTW, is at WorldCon until the tenth. So that's probably cutting into his response times no matter what the definition of 'immediate' is. I'll just go off and write something else while I wait, shall I?