Neo-Opsis Rejection

Wow, the Black Hole shows a one-day turnaround for Neo-Opsis, and it wasn't kidding! I received some personal comments from the editor, but overall I think my main character was too dark for the magazine. The story was actually one of my WOTF Quarter Finalist submissions, so I'll turn it back around and try a better market for the piece.

Stories "In The Mail"

I now have stories out to the following publications:

Writers of the Future
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
Neo-Opsis Science Fiction Magazine

New Strategy

Well, I've spent the last two years largely submitting only to Writers of the Future with the exception of a few submissions to Analog, Fantasy & Science Fiction and of course, the 2005 Clarke-Bradbury Competition, which I sold to as second place winner. We all remember that one, don't we?

In the last week, I've re-edited most of my stories and I'm going after a broader market range now. I figure that even if I sell two more stories and put myself out of WOTF contention, it will still take some time before the stories actually see publication, during which time I can still submit to WOTF. Got it??

Intergalactic Medicine Show Rejection

Edmund Schubert sent me an official rejection after 284 days at OSC's Intergalactic Medicine Show. More than anything else, I was disappointed that Orson Scott Card didn't read my story. Ah well, such is life.