tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post1350394534696893140..comments2024-03-25T20:40:44.806-04:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: Cranky For Good Reason?Writer, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-59328313360357375682009-08-04T09:57:04.970-04:002009-08-04T09:57:04.970-04:00ok now i just read the rant on that blog. i don...ok now i just read the rant on that blog. i don't know what's dumber, that blogger or the concept behind this magazine. that blogger thought their ads were *sexy*? they made me blush not because i thought it was "sexy" but because i couldn't believe how lame they were! oh dear. that rant was pathetic. i am beginning to think that it's time to reboot the internet and start over.maryjonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-57226952342732921532009-08-04T09:55:13.631-04:002009-08-04T09:55:13.631-04:00i love that they pay what should be today's go...i love that they pay what should be today's going rate for a short story.<br /><br />but honestly? i think the site looks really really dumb. i would never buy a copy.<br /><br />reading that's "bad" for you? how stupid. <br /><br />instead of trying to be cool and hip and trendy (like too many journals already), why not try to be *smart*? and look for great writing that's not being printed elsewhere? we need something like that. this won't last.maryjonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-44690418706969453572009-07-31T18:18:29.909-04:002009-07-31T18:18:29.909-04:00what a bunch of bullshit, and what a strange topic...what a bunch of bullshit, and what a strange topic for a rant. carping about a lit mag that brags about paying contributors? <br /><br />earth to roxanne: paying contributors is a good thing and something worth bragging about. paying contributors is the only way to get authors to submit their A stories to you. you are jealous because you can't pay contributors and therefore cannot attract good writers? sorry, that's life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-6395362730199079602009-07-30T00:46:56.918-04:002009-07-30T00:46:56.918-04:00I haven't heard them disparage anyone, actuall...I haven't heard them disparage anyone, actually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-63482873588165259672009-07-29T15:31:27.701-04:002009-07-29T15:31:27.701-04:00ok, so she's mad that electric pays 1,000 buck...ok, so she's mad that electric pays 1,000 bucks a story and are distinguishing themselves (and disparaging others) verbally because of this. well, if i was giving a thousand bucks a story to writers while heavily funded reviews (pick one: Paris, Missouri, Mississippi, etc.) didn't offer nearly as much, i would be distinguishing myself too--for great reason!<br /><br />also, that ad is amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com