tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post7348726537399089865..comments2024-03-25T20:40:44.806-04:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: Are We On a First Name Basis?Writer, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-71738287124924587162010-03-23T14:47:15.806-04:002010-03-23T14:47:15.806-04:00"It's not you, it's us."
Wow, h..."It's not you, it's us."<br /><br />Wow, how about "Let's just be friends."Mz M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03186854461755863322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-2618205188854465202010-03-22T21:33:16.073-04:002010-03-22T21:33:16.073-04:00Even without NM spelling it out above, I think it&...Even without NM spelling it out above, I think it's obvious this is a small press rejection letter. A lot of small presses cultivate a certain image, publish work that is similar in a way. That doesn't mean the editors of the press can't appreciate something outside their presses limits, but that it just isn't right for that press (basically what Helen Marshall says here).<br /><br />My word verification is "unmentel". I wonder if that's some sort of sign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-521623312781601862010-03-22T17:36:22.980-04:002010-03-22T17:36:22.980-04:00ChiZine is a small press that concentrates on horr...ChiZine is a small press that concentrates on horror and dark fantasy.NMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764993707175344260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-72216712662199621362010-03-22T14:09:57.679-04:002010-03-22T14:09:57.679-04:00"the profile of the material"? Hm. I'..."the profile of the material"? Hm. I'm unfamiliar with this publisher. Do they have a brand as Harlequin does? <br /><br />When I worked at Harlequin I rejected a lot of manuscripts for being stupid, recommended one from the slush, encountered one near miss (was good, went sour) and one which was written well but had mistaken the Big H for a hardcore porn purveyor instead of a soft...er...romance purveyor. Thing is, publishers don't have brands generally, so if it's saleable, it's saleable. What about all that stuff about publishing is a business first?<br /><br />Oh, for God's sake, I'm ranting again.Chazznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-58166890048838171332010-03-22T13:25:57.561-04:002010-03-22T13:25:57.561-04:00No kidding, sad is right. And strange. What are yo...No kidding, sad is right. And strange. What are you supposed to take from this? It makes no sense. She doesn't even sound totally sure about the only reason she's able to give: "I just don't think it fits..." Really? You don't think so? But maybe it could, right? If you... um, decided it should?<br /><br />I guess at least it's another definite presale for when a publisher finally sees sense and grabs your novel enthusiastically. And they will, soon, I can feel it as sure as the breeze blowing through the blossoming Appel trees....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-57920099113746428122010-03-22T11:21:10.171-04:002010-03-22T11:21:10.171-04:00See, there was a lot of good stuff in that rejecti...See, there was a lot of good stuff in that rejection letter. Good feedback and everything, I always hear that every story has a right home, this place just wasn't for the writer. But it's that good and they'll remember him/her for next time.Kara McElhinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10013577325689856288noreply@blogger.com