Off the Written Path

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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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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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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