Damn!
Color me impressed. Lone Star Stories just rejected my story in 2 hours. A very flattering rejection, mind you. Must… resubmit… before… bed…Maybe I’m a sicko…
Is it wrong of me to be amused by a harsh rejection letter? I suppose I wouldn’t be submitting humor stories if I couldn’t take a joke, but it just seems odd to think this is funny. I mean, aren’t I supposed to be crushed? I can’t help it....personalized rejection
Well… it includes the comment, “There’s some nice writing here, but…” It could be the “more encouraging form” for all I know, but I’ll take all the encouragement I can get....Curses! Foiled Again!
I got a lovely mail-merged rejection note from F&SF. I was under the impression most places used preprinted sheets of paper: “Dear writer, thank you for thinking of us but we cannot use this material at this time. –Editor.” The body of the letter...And, the script answer is…
No. It’s a form no, too. Dear Katherine, Thank you for your Dead Zone script submission. Unfortunately, we did not think “Ethos Anthropos Daimon” was right for us at the time, but we wish you luck in your writing career. Ah well. On the wishful...Subscribe
