tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post604025693434995818..comments2024-03-25T20:40:44.806-04:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: A Plagiarized Rejection: Shenandoah or Greensboro...Which Came First?Writer, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-22755690688845823742010-08-03T10:16:27.983-04:002010-08-03T10:16:27.983-04:00Plagiarize checker<a href="http://plagiarisma.net" rel="nofollow">Plagiarize checker</a>Popular Plagiarism Checkerhttp://plagiarisma.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-70982064349872059792008-03-11T09:42:00.000-04:002008-03-11T09:42:00.000-04:00Thank you, thank you for posting this.I did feel l...Thank you, thank you for posting this.<BR/><BR/>I did feel leery about submitting after scoping the current issue, which prints the work of fellow little journal editors David Bottoms and Kevin Prufer (among a few others). Can you say "networking"? Or is it "farce"?<BR/><BR/>So I'm glad I googled. Now my draft to R. T. Smith is in the trashcan.<BR/><BR/>Also- took a look around at the rest of your site. Excellent, you have a new fan. Rest assured people, you're not alone. It's hard not to be cynical if you have your eyes open and some grey matter between it.<BR/><BR/>Try googling "new dark age" for more. You'll get plenty of articles, many worth reading. Just none will be in the little journals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-2555633121423005152008-02-12T12:14:00.000-05:002008-02-12T12:14:00.000-05:00Well, I for one am a chump, patsy, suckers, and a ...Well, I for one am a chump, patsy, suckers, and a schlemiel. So, they got that right.Writer, Rejectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-19545100557147215682008-02-12T11:49:00.000-05:002008-02-12T11:49:00.000-05:00THEY haven't a shred of respect for those they con...THEY haven't a shred of respect for those they consider "tyro writers." They think we're chumps, patsies, suckers, schlemiels. And in many cases they're right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-85430847659890303512008-02-12T09:28:00.000-05:002008-02-12T09:28:00.000-05:00Comment?! What else can be said?Pure Gonzo!Comment?! What else can be said?<BR/><BR/>Pure Gonzo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-14570193885016933222008-02-12T09:10:00.000-05:002008-02-12T09:10:00.000-05:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-68180139122163522682008-02-11T13:36:00.000-05:002008-02-11T13:36:00.000-05:00Two related stories.When I was younger, and naive,...Two related stories.<BR/>When I was younger, and naive, I went to literary festivals, workshops.<BR/><BR/>At a festival I listened to an agent wax eloquent about his search for talent. His pep talk inspired me to rush home and send him a query letter for a novel. I got a scribbled note back -- "We are not considering manuscripts at this time."<BR/>I hope he enjoyed the nightlife in New Orleans (he came back year after year).<BR/><BR/>At a workshop each morning had a time set aside for a speaker -- writer, agent, publisher. The first was a top New York agent. Why this gal accepted the engagement, I have no idea. She was unprepared, vague, rambling; she looked unhappy. The gist of her words was that it was very tough to get published. Hers was the antithesis of an inspirational pep talk. In the question and answer session that followed some girl (hadn't she been listening?) asked the agent how she could get a manuscript to her. The mean lady answered, "Honey, I have all the clients I want." And then she departed -- rapidly. Up the aisle, head down, getting a cigarette from her purse.<BR/>The aspiring writers were shocked; they gathered in little groups buzzing with indignation. The authors and agents and publishers in the following days began by refuting her words.<BR/>Me, I loved her! Finally, someone told the truth. <BR/>Which is in short supply.<BR/>Where is Hans Christian Andersen's little boy when we need him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com