tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post6954031656783927089..comments2024-03-28T11:13:03.777-05:00Comments on Word Splash - Joanne Faries: Strikeout Contest - 2nd placeJoannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-20770116008956349522009-02-01T21:31:00.000-06:002009-02-01T21:31:00.000-06:00My fastest record for a rejection was less than a ...My fastest record for a rejection was less than a minute! The longest is 18 months and counting - of course that could turn out to be an acceptance but I'm thinking it either got lost or is at the bottom of a very large stack of submissions. Congrats on the sheer volume of submissions you have sent in. You're ahead of F. Scott Fitzgerald who had 287 rejections before he ever sold a word.<BR/>AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-89219627477239959652009-01-29T09:47:00.000-06:002009-01-29T09:47:00.000-06:00I know rejections are hard but you are a trooper t...I know rejections are hard but you are a trooper to keep sending them out til you find the right place for it. I'm not too good at the marketing end of stuff. I have some poetry and a few short stories I send out sometimes--mostly to contests. I got a couple of poems accepted last year at Descant (TCU Magazine) but I think it's because I went to grad school with the editor. I try to send out a couple of queries every week on The Crossing and send it to contests and stuff. Still editing my query letter and synopsis and researching agents. It's a hard business and can be harsh. But we're gonna get published. I believe that.sharon owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423401935106089370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-91458655241531860892009-01-19T18:33:00.000-06:002009-01-19T18:33:00.000-06:00Hey, Joanne, I'm glad you've joined us in the blog...Hey, Joanne, I'm glad you've joined us in the blogging world. Welcome aboard!<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the 2nd place win. These days there is hot competition for 2nd. <BR/><BR/>Keep on sending them out!DebMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920733814018656913noreply@blogger.com