Merrilee Faber was right when she said that Three-Lobed Burning Eye is prompt. They read and rejected my short story within two days of my submission, which has to be some kind of record. Even better, this time I got a personalized response instead of a form letter. 3LBE's extremely rapid reply has been duly recorded over at Duotrope.
Not only did I receive feedback this time, it was unequivocally positive. The editor said that the story was very well written. It's just not what they're looking for at the moment.
I should be able to start looking for another magazine to submit the story to on Wednesday.
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Monday, July 4, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
The Week in Brief
Thought I'd provide a week in review post to help you follow the various goings-on around here.
The second submission of the "Reign of Terror" short story has been made to Three-Lobed Burning Eye. Their web site says I can expect to hear back within 90 days.
Mick has properly reformatted and forwarded our Robot Jocks script to someone who's in a better position to know how to query a film agent than we are. We also learned the crucial difference between a montage and a series of shots.
Souldancer revisions proceed apace. Two entire sections have had to be rewritten. The editing process hasn't been nearly as straightforward as I'd expected, but I'm appreciating the challenge.
I'm still trudging through Kirsch's Guide, picking up strange nuggets of information as I go. These insights will be shared in good time. Once I'm finished with that book, my only source of knowledge on the publishing industry will be personal experience, so I'm inclined to parcel out such wisdom sparingly.
End transmission.
The second submission of the "Reign of Terror" short story has been made to Three-Lobed Burning Eye. Their web site says I can expect to hear back within 90 days.
Mick has properly reformatted and forwarded our Robot Jocks script to someone who's in a better position to know how to query a film agent than we are. We also learned the crucial difference between a montage and a series of shots.
Souldancer revisions proceed apace. Two entire sections have had to be rewritten. The editing process hasn't been nearly as straightforward as I'd expected, but I'm appreciating the challenge.
I'm still trudging through Kirsch's Guide, picking up strange nuggets of information as I go. These insights will be shared in good time. Once I'm finished with that book, my only source of knowledge on the publishing industry will be personal experience, so I'm inclined to parcel out such wisdom sparingly.
End transmission.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Next Stop: Three-Lobed Burning Eye
After meticulous research--okay, I searched Duotrope, I've decided to resubmit my short story to Three-Lobed Burning Eye. To be honest, the Lovecraft reference put them over the top.
In keeping with Nick's experiment, I have stepped down from publications offering pro pay scales to semi-pro. Since my primary goal is to build a portfolio of published short stories, a few cents less per word is no problem.
According to Duotrope, their acceptance rate is about 2 and a half percent (pretty good odds while still having standards). They publish online irregularly over the year and print a trade anthology every other year.
I've got a little editing to do in order to meet their submission guidelines. After that, we wait 90 days and see...
In keeping with Nick's experiment, I have stepped down from publications offering pro pay scales to semi-pro. Since my primary goal is to build a portfolio of published short stories, a few cents less per word is no problem.
According to Duotrope, their acceptance rate is about 2 and a half percent (pretty good odds while still having standards). They publish online irregularly over the year and print a trade anthology every other year.
I've got a little editing to do in order to meet their submission guidelines. After that, we wait 90 days and see...
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