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Posts Tagged ‘Publication’

A Question and a Good-Bye

Posted in Writing, tagged , on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Does it count as a rejection if a magazine to which you submitted a story closes down before they get back to you with an answer? Atom Jack Magazine closed, which is a shame, as I thought they printed some dang good stories (and available for free, even). I was obviously not exactly a regular [...]

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Rejection Part II: Why it Pays to Write Thank You Notes

Posted in Writing, tagged , on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

So after I got my Very First Rejection LetterTM, which was really just a short e-mail, I decided to send a quick thank you note, to say thanks for considering my story. I also added that I’d submit again if I wrote something in the future more appropriate for their magazine. I’m glad I did, [...]

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My First Rejection Letter!

Posted in Writing, tagged , on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I hit a major milestone in my writing career today: I got my first rejection letter from a professional publication. Last month I mentioned in a post that I’ve written four short stories that I think are at or near a publishable level. Well, over the past couple weeks I finally submitted three of them [...]

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Writing and Publication

Posted in Writing, tagged , on September 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Since this is ostensibly a blog about writing, I’d better post something related to that subject. I’m actually in between projects right now; I’m brainstorming and outlining for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November, getting ready for this crazy September, and setting up the blog. In between I’m thinking about submitting my stories for [...]

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