There is a certain mid-level publication* which, I have decided, will remain nameless, who sent me a rejection letter recently. A perfectly polite form rejection letter. I agreed with them. Since I submitted the story to them, I’ve reread the story–been thoroughly horrified by how silly a writer I was back then–and rewritten the storyContinue reading “Dear Literary Journals, Remember the Golden Rule?”
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And the Countdown Begins
With a lovely, impressive, and revised query letter in hand, I officially submitted Rooted in the Sky to two indie publishers this week. Claire’s book is traveling through the US postal service as we speak to Algonquin Books–most famous for publishing Water for Elephants and Big Fish–and Ashland Creek Press, a small independent publisher thatContinue reading “And the Countdown Begins”
Introducing the Rejected Page
In the interest of compiling all my submission records (Submittable and Duotrope) into one, organized location rather than expecting readers to dig through the archives of posts to find out who, when, and where I’ve submitted and what the submission response time was, I present to you a Rejected list. Similar in structure to CourtContinue reading “Introducing the Rejected Page”
Published in The Susquehanna Review: “What to Expect While Grieving for Your Father”
Lots of good news! As some of you know, I had a story accepted by the national undergraduate literary journal, The Susquehanna Review, back in June.* This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the launch party for the 2011-2012 issue which means that: My short non-fiction piece, “What to Expect While Grieving forContinue reading “Published in The Susquehanna Review: “What to Expect While Grieving for Your Father””
Perks of Being A “Jersey Girl”
1. Cheap gas that someone else pumps for me 2. Jersey tomatoes (taste so much better than Pennsylvania ones) 3. Jersey corn (can you tell I’m thinking about summer and gardens?) 4. Jersey Devil Press, an online literary journal that has some really impressive content and one I’m looking forward to submitting to! (Thanks goContinue reading “Perks of Being A “Jersey Girl””
All I Want For Christmas is an Acceptance Letter
It’s not really the only thing I want this year (I’d really like Bank of America to stop dragging their feet–they’re taking so long that paperwork keeps expiring and we have to resubmit things over and over again–and let me buy the condo I’ve been waiting on for months so I’ll actually have a placeContinue reading “All I Want For Christmas is an Acceptance Letter”
The Scoop on New South Journal
As I mentioned in an earlier post, one of the rejection letters I got in the past month was for New South, the official literary art journal of George State University. I submitted a fiction story that I’ve been shopping around for two years now–a story I’ve fixed-up, reorganized, and rewrote at the recommendation ofContinue reading “The Scoop on New South Journal”
The Pros and Cons to NaNoWriMo
During the month of November, I pretty much secluded myself away from the writing world. I didn’t read any blogs and I didn’t submit any new stories. I was so busy trying to bust out my NaNo word count every day that I actually forgot I was waiting to hear back from several publications. TheContinue reading “The Pros and Cons to NaNoWriMo”
The Benefits of Being Rejected By the Madison Review
It was a form rejection letter, so I haven’t gained a better idea of what they’re actually looking for, but at least I can share the previously unknown fact that you can expect the Madison Review to get back to you in one month, like they did for me. In case you are interested inContinue reading “The Benefits of Being Rejected By the Madison Review”
Writers Are a Virtuous Breed
True fact. Not that we have much choice, now, do we? I suppose we could always write nasty emails demanding quicker responses, but that probably occurs to writers as often as it occurs to them to respond to rejection letters. (PS: DON’T DO IT!) I’m currently waiting upon: Painted Bride Quarterly (date submitted: January 4th;Continue reading “Writers Are a Virtuous Breed”
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