The vagarities of rejection letters

May 13, 2012 15:49

I had an insanely busy week, so I didn't actually think to check my e-mail as regards Humanbearer till today.  I'm glad I did--I got both the notice it was being held for consideration, and the final couldn't-fit-it-in, at the same time.  Since Well Enough got held for consideration, I would've been on crazy pins and needles waiting for the two ( Read more... )

my writing: short stories

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midnightsmagic May 13 2012, 23:34:08 UTC
http://beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/page.php?p=submissions ! An excellent venue that has accepted two rather lengthy pieces by a friend of mine (first one here: http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/story.php?s=178), and sword and sorcery and almost-sword and sorcery is right up their alley.

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midnightsmagic May 13 2012, 23:39:15 UTC
P.S. Is it really important to you that I comment at dw? Because if I can comment here, I can get e-mail notifications of replies, which would be REALLY NICE.

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anthimerian May 14 2012, 18:08:45 UTC
Here is fine! That's why I have a here.

And yeah, Beneath Ceaseless Skies is next, as soon as I get the rejection letter from Clarkesworld.

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teleidoplex May 14 2012, 18:35:26 UTC
For what it's worth, this story sounds right up my alley. Especially the two flips of expectation. One, it is about a dragon and her girl (instead of a girl and her dragon). Two, that it's about a dragon and _her_ girl. Yay!

So I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

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anthimerian May 15 2012, 16:54:34 UTC
That first expectation flip is exactly why I wrote the story. The second is just a bonus.

Thanks!

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