Monthly Archives: July 2012

Rejection number 93–better than a form letter, maybe

Posted on July 27, 2012 by crhodges

Rejection number 93 (of “Interview the Murder Victim”) would seem to be either a non-form letter or at least the form letter they send to writers they don’t hate. Or maybe it’s just wishful thinking. “Thank you for your recent submission to Xxx … Continue reading →

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Rejections number 91 and 92

Posted on July 20, 2012 by crhodges

Rejection number 91 was actually hiding in my junk mail folder, from a prestigious SFWA accredited magazine. “Thanks for submitting ‘Custer was Sváva�s,’ but I’m going to pass on it. It didn’t quite work for me, I’m afraid. Best of … Continue reading →

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Rejection Countdown to 100

Posted on July 20, 2012 by crhodges

I’ve accumulated 90 rejections for my short stories over the past 3 years and change. A few wins too–6 to be exact–on a total of 16 stories put out there.  My record is 12 rejections for one story (“The Cavalryman’s … Continue reading →

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Great | Stink | Confused

Posted on July 20, 2012 by crhodges

My writing is really starting to take off.  Four short stories published; two accepted for publication in the fall of 2012.  My mythica novel in progress, Ragnarök Willie, is progressing and even got some enthusiastic reviews with my tough-to-please critique group. I’m … Continue reading →

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Haunted by Lisbeth

Posted on July 7, 2012 by crhodges

We not-yet-so-famous writers are often haunted by the demonic spawn of the stupidly-successful writers who had the audacity to publish something that became enormously successful that intruded on our own future path to fame.  Not talking plagiarism or even idea … Continue reading →

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