Another day, another rejection. This week is getting down right depressing. This one came from Kunati Press. But this one isn’t so bad. I knew this one was coming — just looking at their catalogue, I knew I wasn’t the proper fit. But I still sent considering they were a local (out of Paris, On) press that catered to genre fiction.
They sent me the following rejection notice:
It is simply not what we are looking for at Kunati at this time. I think you have a good chance of finding the right home for it if you persevere.
No worries. This one really doesn’t bother me. Now I can send it to some proper fantasy publishing houses. See how that goes over.
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A flash fiction story. This one won’t be up long — once I submit it, I take it down. This one will be going out soon — in the next couple of days.
I set out to write a story fewer than 500 words long. I thought it was impossible but I managed it. I’ve since done two versions — one 498 words, and this one at 675 words. Why the difference?
Because I was writing for a very specific market and it only accepts 500 words or less. I had never heard of that before — but hell, a credit is a credit. But at 498 words that’s pretty damned sparse. So I went through and added a few more lines.
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Finally got a rejection from Intergalactic Medicine Show. This is a biggie — would’ve given me a big-time credit. After 11 months, he finally gave me the heave-ho. The reason? Well, here it is:
The short reply to your query then is that I did pass on your story. I found your writing style to be very smooth, which is always a plus. But the pacing of the story was a little too slow for me, and though I thought the concept was an intriguing one, it felt a bit like a punchline and it’s very, very difficult to successfully string a punchline type story out over 40+ pages. Just my two cents worth.
Pacing — too slow? WTF? I’m not mad at the response. If he thinks it’s too slow, then for him, it’s too slow. But what astounds me is how often am I told — your stuff moves too fast, pacing too quick, slow it down…
Goes to show you that I shouldn’t be changing my writing style to suit anyone. Do what works best for me.
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The creator of D&D died today. Gary Gygax, the man who launched a 1000 geeks, died of an abdominal aneurysm. I’m not sure what that is, but it sounds like he overdid it on the snacks during game time.
Gary Gygax developed D&D way back in the 70s. Since that time, D&D grew into other games, multiple versions, and inspired other games (such as Magic) and even video games.
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