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5/6/03: Frustrated by good rejections
Word count: 13179
Only 900 words in the last week. Clarity's father still not dead. But I'm going to the coast Friday for a weekend of nothing but writing.
Right now I'm just massively frustrated. I have a couple of stories I feel very strongly are some of my best work, and both of them have now bounced from every major market. The rejections have been incredibly positive -- Gardner Dozois called one of them "nicely crafted and nicely felt"; Ellen Datlow said it was "moving and disturbing"; Gordon Van Gelder called it "audacious" -- but they all turned it down anyway. Grr; argh. I'd rather have a half-hearted acceptance than even the most complimentary rejection.
On the other hand, people's responses to "The Tale of the Golden Eagle" have been outstanding.
Posted 05/06/2003 21:59 [e-mail me] [post comment] [permalink]
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