{"id":112,"date":"2008-07-09T09:47:44","date_gmt":"2008-07-09T13:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress65\/?p=112"},"modified":"2013-03-09T11:05:44","modified_gmt":"2013-03-09T16:05:44","slug":"nicest-and-most-frustrating-rejection-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/nicest-and-most-frustrating-rejection-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicest (and most frustrating) Rejection Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you ever wondered how close you can come without scoring in this game of darts called writing, the rejection e-mail I got yesterday should give you some idea. I’ve redacted the name of the editor and the magazine:<\/p>\n

Dear Gray,<\/p>\n

This is one of the moments in which I do not enjoy being an editor. After much consideration, _____ will not be using \u201cShe Walks Among Them at Night,\u201d and you are free to submit it elsewhere.<\/p>\n

As to why we did not accept “She Walks Among Them at Night,” I believe it just became a matter of preference with the limited spots we have. I normally give advice at this point concerning items that were issues for us during the consideration period, but I have nothing for this story. It is well written and engaging.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe Walks Among Them at Night\u201d was a fantastic read, and thank you for letting us spend so much time with it. I wish I had better news after the lengthy consideration, and I wish you the best of luck with this piece.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\n_____
\nSubmission Editor
\n_____<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nI think they felt bad for holding the story for over six months. Now, to find another venue where it might fit.<\/p>\n

Who knew encouragement could be so frustrating?<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

UPDATE: <\/p>\n

I was feeling pretty good until I popped in to the Codex Writers Group forum and saw that another member received the same rejection — with only the name of the story changed — a couple of days ago. Now it looks to me like a “standard” form rejection they crank out whenever they hold a story for a long time.<\/p>\n

Frustrating, indeed.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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