That sounds good. I only have one story I'm submitting because I'm mostly focused on finishing my novel. Unless I get some good news this summer, I'll be sending it out again in the fall.
Sure, I've got to get my numbers up if I want to keep up with y'all! I'm submitting in dribs and drabs and working on new stuff, so by Fall I should have plenty of stuff ready to go. Is this party BYOB? Who's the DJ?
Sure, drink all you want, but prepared to submit. My friends and I would often have a few drinks and maybe a barbecue going as we submitted a bunch of stuff. And good thing came of it through this. We'll have to see how many people we've got and than set a group goal. We'll start a new thread when we decide to do it. Yes, it's a party! Yay! I have a feeling @Homer Potvin would make a great DJ, but he might have to work already. Anyway, it's fun to do these kinds of challenges with you guys. And, I mean, I think it's just a matter of time before we see some again. I know I have put more work a made more submissions this year than last. I believe good stories find homes, though, that can take a while.
Yay! And, yeah, I'm coming up with some new stuff now. I can check Duotrope for the best submission window. If anyone wants me to check on a submission window for a specific publication(s), I'm happy to do that and try to work it in.
I have a subscription to Duotrope, too. Deadrats, you may have been the one to suggest the site to me in the first place. If so, please accept my sincere thanks. It simplified my life considerably.
A 42-day form letter from Lightspeed, and a 46-day higher tier form from Uncharted. The kind words of the latter rejection had me in a good mood, especially after the declaration of my mid-ness in a rejection from a couple weeks ago, however I thought to check an older rejection of theirs and found that it was actually a form letter, and not personalized praise. Oh well. That makes it 79. I don't have a lot out there now. I'll have to toss some of my newer stories around next weekend perhaps, and maybe consider retiring some older ones.
43-day rejection from Fractured Lit for the same story as my last rejection. They said they found much to admire in my work and hoped I would send them something else. Not sure if that was a normal rejection or a higher tier one.
That sounds like the typical wording of a higher tier rejection. Rejection Wiki is a great resource for sussing out which flavor of rejection the journal is dishing out.
I agree with @Native Ink that it's a higher tier rejection. Places don't usually say that want to see more work from a writer in their standard form rejection. And I did look this one up for you. According to Wiki Rejection, it does appear to be the higher tier you got from them. I know it's still a rejection, but good for you because there was something about your writing that they liked. I would totally send them something else and mention in your cover letter that they wanted to see more from you. Here's a link to the Wiki Rejection for Fractured Lit: https://www.rejectionwiki.com/index.php?title=Fractured_Literary
I just stumbled across this, and I think we can all learn from how Snoopy deals with rejections: https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1974/06/18
My daughter has a business making memory quilts and stuffed animals. Maybe I'll suggest this to her as a sideline.
Got two more already. A 13-day form from 3LBE, but also one of those rare "good" rejections. I received a personalized rejection that lifted my spirits a touch, which also came after 13 days. It's a brand new magazine that hasn't published yet, so maybe they haven't had a chance to get jaded, or they want me to get the word out about them by gushing about the nice things they said about my two flash pieces. Ope, and just like that, I am being cynical again. Anyway, the new magazine is called Cosmorama (speculative/literary). They only pay $30 a piece, but that's not too bad for flash. Maybe I'll send them something longer next week and see what happens. Some snippets: -"We found your authorial voice captivating, and your range (considering the very different topics of both stories) impressive." -"Unfortunately we aren’t able to publish all the stories we enjoyed reading, and while both stories were quite good, neither was quite right for Cosmorama." -"...we do truly admire your work, and would welcome further submissions should you feel so inclined." I feel like I've got to be close, but just not quite there yet. At least today I don't feel like I am crazy/wasting time by continuing to submit. Up to 81 rejections for the year now.
2 poems accepted by Sparks of Calliope, 3 rejected. Letters containing rejections: 22 Poems rejected: 87 The difficult part is, they don’t usually tell you why they reject a poem, so you have to guess what kind they like based on what they do and don’t accept. It’s nice when they do tell you…
