5/23/09

This month is flying by and I've all but stopped sending out queries for now. Currently writing a tragedy and going to stick to what i love to do. That is not sending out queries to agents! For now I'm done with that and just going to write a little while for the fun of it. Maybe I'll sell something to a magazine or online publication, if not then no loss on my part.

Aaron

5/09/09

Working on a new story, putting the many pieces together and still editing the novel trying to work that word count down. Updates on queries also...

Sent: 22

Rejected: 18

Lost/Missing/Ignored: 4

Ok so there really isn't a lost/missing/ignored section as I have all ideas those emails were rejected for some silly reason and whoever received my query felt it unnecessary to reply. Therefore I'm left wondering what happened, because I guess a spam filter could of ate it up, I really just don't know.

5/06/09

So I got some good news today, which is unusual when it comes to writing however it is still a rejection, it contains something very valuable...feedback! This was a flash fiction (less than 1000 words) story I wrote a couple months ago and submitted to an online publication for publication on their website. Below is a copy of their reply. Like I said they rejected my story but still I'm happy to have this.

Dear Aaron,
We have all read, reviewed and discussed your story and we have decided to pass on it.

Although we really liked the premise of this story and it contains some nice imagery, we feel the telling of the tale still needs tweaking.

The characters failed to draw us in. Naming characters in a tale such as this, humanizes the piece by making us care. As is we're kept too much at a distance to be sucked in to this families plight.

Sorry we didn't make a match.Thank you for considering AlienSkin Magazine for publication and for allowing us the opportunity to review your work.Do try us again soon.

Sincerely, (redacted)

Senior Editorwww.AlienSkinMag.com

5/1/09

So I finally sat down and wrote a brand new query. Haven't sent out anything in awhile... My inbox looks something like this...

Query sent 1:25pm

Rejection received 1:58pm

Thanks for reading!

22 sent

17 rejected

for those counting...