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Post by Nightmare on Aug 31, 2013 17:15:47 GMT
I submitted a horror story to a magazine recently and got rejected. I wish I was told how to fix the story, but it might have been because I didn't attach the story to the e-mail even though I was given two options.
I did submit the story to 15 other magazines.
It just really ticks me off how easily everyone else can get published no matter what!
I'm sure even Stephen King got rejected, but there isn't any proof.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Aug 31, 2013 18:42:05 GMT
I submitted a horror story to a magazine recently and got rejected. I wish I was told how to fix the story, but it might have been because I didn't attach the story to the e-mail even though I was given two options. I did submit the story to 15 other magazines. It just really ticks me off how easily everyone else can get published no matter what! I'm sure even Stephen King got rejected, but there isn't any proof. Try Filthy Creations.
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Post by dem bones on Aug 31, 2013 19:47:12 GMT
Seconded. Here's the link: Filthy CreationsStephen King laughs off a number of his short story rejections in the extensive notes at back of Skeleton Crew, and his struggles to get his novelist career off the launching pad are well documented. You have to keep at it!
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Post by Nightmare on Aug 31, 2013 20:14:19 GMT
I'll check out Filthy Creations ASAP.
I really like my story and I'm hoping it will be published in at least one magazine. I might have Skeleton Crew somewhere.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Sept 1, 2013 7:23:08 GMT
I'll check out Filthy Creations ASAP. I really like my story and I'm hoping it will be published in at least one magazine. I might have Skeleton Crew somewhere. Dem is right. i can only add that if you want to become an author you have to get used to dealing with rejections - it's all part of the fun and games
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Post by Nightmare on Sept 1, 2013 13:14:15 GMT
I could try some United Kingdom magazines if they'll accept American authors.
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Post by dem bones on Sept 2, 2013 8:46:05 GMT
I could try some United Kingdom magazines if they'll accept American authors. Is there any reason why they shouldn't?
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Post by doug on Sept 2, 2013 9:35:06 GMT
Hi, I don't know the date yet, but Weird Tales will be re-opening the submissions portal in the not to distant future.
take care. Doug
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Post by Nightmare on Sept 2, 2013 13:07:18 GMT
I could try some United Kingdom magazines if they'll accept American authors. Is there any reason why they shouldn't? Well, there was one magazine from Ireland that mostly accepted Irish authors only. If one of my stories gets rejected by a magazine, am I able to submit a different story? I'm not sure.
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Post by doug on Sept 3, 2013 7:37:31 GMT
Is there any reason why they shouldn't? Well, there was one magazine from Ireland that mostly accepted Irish authors only. If one of my stories gets rejected by a magazine, am I able to submit a different story? I'm not sure. I can't see any reason why you can't submit another story to a magazine that's already rejected one from you. They rejected the story and not you. Unless of course it's a magazine which only has Irish writers (just as an example) and you not being an Irishman. take care. Doug
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Post by Nightmare on Sept 3, 2013 12:35:20 GMT
I just submitted my story to another magazine. That might be 19 submissions total. The difficult part will be waiting for a response! I'm mostly afraid of getting a really nasty rejection. I don't mind constructive criticism such as telling me how to fix something while being polite.
I just got a somewhat rejection I guess, but it told me what I should have worked on. At least it was constructive. I'm being given one more chance to correct mistakes.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Sept 3, 2013 22:33:12 GMT
I just submitted my story to another magazine. That might be 19 submissions total. The difficult part will be waiting for a response! I'm mostly afraid of getting a really nasty rejection. I don't mind constructive criticism such as telling me how to fix something while being polite. I just got a somewhat rejection I guess, but it told me what I should have worked on. At least it was constructive. I'm being given one more chance to correct mistakes. Keep plugging away. it's heartless business . Don#t forget Filthy Creations because we are the nice guys, mostly from here. (Well we're not that nice really)
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Post by Nightmare on Sept 4, 2013 11:22:50 GMT
Could self publishing be one option? The only problem is I can't really afford it.
I read a site where all kinds of people got rejected and it said Stephen King's rejection letters were held in place on the wall with a nail!
Why exactly is 'telling and not showing' a bad thing? As long as the plot is easy to follow and there are good characterizations/spelling/etc. Jane Austen supposedly did more telling than showing and she got published!
Is getting a rejection letter really a badge of honor???
R.L. Stine is a simple writer and he's super popular!
I skimmed A Clockwork Orange and the book was actually very difficult to read.
I just joined Filthy Creations.
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Post by dem bones on Sept 4, 2013 12:23:16 GMT
I just joined Filthy Creations. Look after the young lady, you fellows! This type of thing is more suited to FC, but from my very meagre understanding, self-publishing is generally considered a last resort when other avenues have dried up. I should think it's extremely difficult to promote a first self-published book of shorts because just about everyone on the planet is at it. Better that you try crack a magazine/ multiple author anthology/ fanzine first as they will ikely already have an audience, and that way you're more likely to be read. Rejection letters are not so much a badge of honour as a blooding. The more work you submit, the more rejection slips you'll accumulate. It's perfectly normal. PS: I think you'll get a lot more from A Clockwork Orange if you take the time to read it, rather than skim it.
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Post by Nightmare on Sept 4, 2013 12:45:59 GMT
I should probably wait to self publish. Hopefully someone will like my story.
Then how are all writers getting published?
Rejected again, but I am given a chance to submit another story.
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