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Afgncaap5 Started conversation Apr 25, 2013
Well, I've submitted another application for a rejection letter. By which I mean, submitted another short story to a magazine.
I can understand how some people are frustrated by the seemingly endless list of rejection letters, but... honestly? It's kinda fun to see how they've changed over time. Graduating from the form rejection letter, to the form rejection that has a hand-written note saying "Sorry" or something, to the polite "Sorry, not what we're looking for" to (my current favorite) "I'm sorry, but we've already got a story this month with a bell as the villain. Well... part of the villain, anyway." To think that I thought that last one was too outlandish. It wasn't original enough!
Anyway, now begins the waiting. Though I'm close enough to the end of another story that I'll likely get it sent out before I get this next rejection letter. I think it was Asimov who gave the "Don't sit on your stories" advice.
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Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) Posted Apr 26, 2013
Good lord, yes, Affy! If you've got another written, send it out. If it's to a different publisher, you're hedging your bets; if it's to the same publisher, they'll come to realize what a prolific Writer you are, and they'll snap you up for their cycle of submissions... 
B4youfeelthestressofregularlyrepeateddeadlines
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