Yay me!

[rowyn]

Yesterday, Lut didn't pick me up from work, so I didn't go to the post office. But I did go today, and got my stories and envelopes and cover letters weighed and stamped and put in the mail. I have now, officially, attempted to get not one, but two short stories published by magazines which even pay money for contributions. By October, my first rejection letter should be in my hands. Woo!

I'm so proud of myself.

Now I'm going to see if this entry is too long for LJ to accept as a post.

Comments

[level-head.livejournal.com]

You're alive! Best wishes for the stories ... and your computer.

I'm doing well; missions accomplished for the day.

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[rowyn]

I'm more worried about the computer than the stories, to be honest. :)

[level-head.livejournal.com]

I am days behind on LJ, I'm afraid, but it seems that your computer situation is indeed troubling.

Best of luck getting it resolved.

===|==============/ Level Head

[rowyn]

Thank you, sir. It's not precisely resolved, but it's been less troublesome, at least.

Good luck!

[foxcutter.livejournal.com]

I know how hard it is to wait to hear back, but keep your chin up, and keep submiting!

I wish you much luck!

Who did you submit to BTW?

Re: Good luck!

[rowyn]

Thanks! I sent one to Fantasy & Science Fiction, and once to Asimov's Science Fiction.

Re: Good luck!

[foxcutter.livejournal.com]

Good choices! F&SF usual takes 90 days or so, not sure about Asimov's.

Once more, good luck!

Re: Good luck!

[rowyn]

Eek! 90 days? Hmm.

Their website says 8 weeks. I suppose by the time it gets to them and then back to me, it probably will be 90 days, anyway. OK, so I may have to wait until October or even November for my first reject. ;)

I know one of the magazines I was looking into said five weeks, but I don't remember if that was Asimov's or Analog.

[jordangreywolf.livejournal.com]

Hurrah, you! =D And shame on your computer for not letting you upload. I miss seeing short stories from you, or even just random chatter. (After all, just about everything you write seems to become a "short story," once you get in stride. =D )

[rowyn]

I've been running on-time all this week. Haven't taken the Postman & Paper-Reading Lady bus since, what, last Thursday? I gotta get up late one of these mornings, just to see what's happening there -- if anything. ;)

[kelloggs2066.livejournal.com]

YAY! Good Luck! :D

Scott

Simple but Effective

[zorkfox.livejournal.com]

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Yay!

You're ahead of me on that one...

[rowyn]

But you're actually published! I dunno, I think getting published by a small press beats merely submitting to a larger one. :)

[jordangreywolf.livejournal.com]

Hey, I wonder how many of the people who have "Silver Scales" listed as an LJ interest are actually referring to Rowyn's writings. (So hard to tell with some of these interests, especially when dealing with, say, enjoyment of a rock band with some very short and topic-ambiguous name. =) )

[rowyn]

I'm pretty sure that would just be "you". OK, and me, since I just added it to my list. (What the heck! :) Anyway, there are only about 10 or 12 people who've read Silver Scales, and you can see all of them by looking at who's befriended on the UnfinishedTales profile. :)

[tkurogrym.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! Yay, Rowyn! I'm eternally impressed by folks who can get off their rumps and actually send writing out for possible publication. Heck, these days, I'm impressed by folks who actually sit down and write at all. *she waves to her own motivation; it's lounging on the beach somewhere a long, long way away*

[rowyn]

It's a lot easier now to submit writing than it was ten years ago -- so many places have their submission guidelines on websites. And there are more websites listing markets, too. No need to snail-mail out queries for interest, or to get submission guidelines. All I had to do (once I'd already written the stories, back in June) was a little web research, write out a cover letter, and then buy envelopes and stamps so I could mail it.

Now I've got lots of envelopes and stamps so that it'll be even easier to do again. All I need now is to write more stories. Or get the ones I have written rejected, so I can submit them some place else. ;)