I received another personalized rejection from the editor of Beneath Ceaseless Skies for “Relvan’s Rescue” (return time: ~5 weeks). That’s 3-in-a-row, if you’re keeping count, though, from what I hear on the Internets, Andrew makes an effort to give feedback on submissions. It’s encouraging–on one hand–not to be receiving form rejections. On the other hand, [...]
Don’t be tossed to and fro by every editor
Filed under Market Report, Tips & Tools on March 15, 2010
Tagged: editors, rejections, Relvan's Rescue, revisions, submissions
Too much talking makes Relvan a hard sell
Filed under Market Report on February 1, 2010
Tagged: Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Relvan's Rescue, submissions
I heard back from the editors at Heroic Fantasy Quarterly over the weekend. Return time was ~2 months. They felt the beginning was “too talky” for their tastes. That’s the second comment about the start of the story, so I took a hard look and did end up cutting a couple lines of dialogue that [...]
Relvan returns from Black Gate
Filed under Writing Journal on November 25, 2009
Tagged: Black Gate, Relvan's Rescue, submissions
I heard back from Black Gate today on “Relvan’s Rescue”. Return time was about 6 months. John O’Neill, Publisher and Editor of Black Gate, was nice enough to send a personalized email, which included an apology for the delay (their stated return time is 3-5 months). Fellow author Marcy Rockwell often comments about the nice [...]
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly publishes first issue
Filed under Market Report on August 25, 2009
Tagged: Black Gate, ezines, fantasy fiction, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Relvan's Rescue
I think I’ve found the next market I will submit “Relvan’s Rescue” to, barring acceptance from Black Gate. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, an ezine that began accepting submissions back in February of this year, published their first issue at the end of June. (I just heard about it last week via Grasping for the Wind.) HFQ [...]
Choosing a fantasy fiction title
Filed under Tips & Tools on June 2, 2009
Tagged: fantasy fiction, Relvan's Rescue, titles
My stance on beta readers and critique groups isn’t as contrary as my last post made it seem. I use beta readers. Sometimes, it’s just my wife. Sometimes I’ll seek out subject matter experts or other genre writers. I’m very particular about who I solicit input from, and what input I’m interested in. I used [...]
