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  • My Writing Journey,  Rejections

    The Rejections Popped Outta the Snow! Like Daisies! (26-30)

    April 9, 2019 /

    I’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon when it comes to magazine submissions and rejections. You might remember me mentioning getting a lot of responses right before the holidays because they were all closing up shop and wanting to get through their queues. January remained pretty slow, as did February, but I started getting some responses in March and now that it’s April it feels like they’re pouring in. All of this gives me the impression that magazine editors are hibernating creatures that rise from the Spring thaw like the alpine marmot, the common poorwill, and the hedgehog. It also might be the fact that the new stories I’ve been sending out…

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    The Difference Between Stepping Stones and Gems

    February 25, 2019 /

    Writing has been full of ups and downs this last week, but it’s mostly been ups, thanks to a few epiphanies. I thought a lot about how I could reframe rejection (again), so I could regain my confidence. What I ended up doing was redefining it. I learned a lot about rejection when I was serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Knocking on people’s doors and asking if they’d like to invite me and my companion in, so we could share our innermost beliefs with them, is a bit of a crash course in rejection. The thing is, I never really minded when people…

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    NOT A DRILL: One of My Stories is “Under Review!”

    February 21, 2019 /

    I just got this email: Dear Christine Tyler,  Thank you very much for letting us read “[story].” I enjoyed it and have passed it up to the editors for review.  Thanks again, and best of luck!  Kind regards, [slushpile reader]   Ahhhhhh!!! Let me explain what this means for those of you who could use a little background. When submissions come in without an agent representing them or special consideration, they go into what’s called “The Slushpile.” It means your story gets thrown into a big ol’ digital swamp with everyone else’s work — the good, the bad, and the ugly. For that reason, many magazines have their interns or non-leading editors…

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    Rejection, The Shire, and Farmer Maggot’s Field

    February 19, 2019 /

    I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for weeks now, and it’s time I finally do it. The truth is, my rejections are getting to me. They’re not just getting to me, they’ve gotten to me. And I haven’t even received thirty of them yet! (I’m currently at twenty-eight.) When I started this whole blog, I resolved to share the real experience behind my writing. I wanted to talk about what I was doing, and how it made me feel. I wanted to be able to bring my readers along for the journey, the real journey. Conversely, I think it’s really annoying when authors don’t talk about “the struggle”…

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  • My Writing Journey,  Rejections

    I Got a Rejection on Christmas Eve! (21-25)

    February 4, 2019 /

    Did you know that submitting your work to magazines in December is kind of a terrible idea? Well, turns out, it is! If you think that’s because editors are trying to get through the slushpile and go home to their families, you’re probably right! The majority of the stories I submitted during the 2018 holiday season were rejected within a week. Wow! So I guess, if you really want a quick turnaround time, send your stuff in right before Christmas, hahaha. #21 Dear Christine Tyler, Thank you for submitting [title] to [venue], but we’ve decided not to accept it for publication. We appreciate your interest in our magazine. Sincerely, [editor]…

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    I Got Five MORE Rejections! (16-20)

    December 22, 2018 /

    The holidays are here and the editor’s are all trying to clean out their submission boxes, so the rejections are rolling in! This is an especially fun batch, as I have a personalized rejection, an embarrassing goof on my part, and even one rejection that made me think I might die unpublished. If I sound a little sardonic today it’s because I am. #16 Dear Christine, Thank you for giving me a chance to read [story]. I thought there was an interesting premise here, but overall the story didn’t quite win me over — I thought the narrative needed to be tighter and the POV needed to feel more non-human,…

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    I Got My Worst Rejection Yet! (11-15)

    December 9, 2018 /

    Feel free to skip to #15 for THE WORST ONE, hahaha. Otherwise, here are rejections 11-15 for your voyeuristic viewing pleasure. #11 Dear Christine Tyler, Thank you for sending [poem] to [venue] for consideration. We appreciated the chance to consider your poetry, but unfortunately this isn’t for us. We know that poetry comes from deeply personal and emotionally significant places, and we appreciate the care and effort that goes into writing and submitting. We relish the chance to read each submission we receive. Even though this poetry wasn’t right for us, we’re honored that you took the time to send it our way, and we wish you all the best.…

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    I Got FIVE More Rejections! (6-10)

    November 6, 2018 /

    Click the following links to read… My First Rejection Letter My Second Rejection Letter My Third Rejection Letter My Fourth Rejection Letter My Fifth Rejection Letter I’ve hit a major milestone in my writing…I’ve received five more rejections, and finally got my tenth! And I must say, these last ones led to some special moments. My seven year old, Bubs, was in the room when I got one of them and I thought he might be interested in seeing it. I showed him my “rejection binder” where I print them all out so I can flip through them. “Wow! That’s a lot of rejections!” he said when he looked at it.…

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    I Got My Fifth Rejection!

    August 7, 2018 /

    Wow! I just sent off a story to a magazine that gave me an estimate of six weeks wait, and they replied in three days! Since I’ve been hearing back from these venues so frequently, I’m planning on making this the last time I share each and every rejection on its own. From now on I’ll share every five rejections or so, at which time I’ll make a compilation list. That way you can still read every letter word-for-word, but it doesn’t turn my entire blog into a never ending list of rejection posts. In the meantime, I have so many posts planned that I can’t wait to share with…

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    I Got My Fourth Rejection!

    August 3, 2018 /

    I’m pretty sure this blog is about to devolve into a big list of rejections, but sharing these letters with everyone has become part of my process now, so without further ado: Dear Christine, Thank you for sending ‘[TITLE]’ to [VENUE]. Unfortunately, we’ve decided it’s not quite right for us. We have to reject many good stories for a variety of reasons unrelated to their quality. We appreciate your interest in our magazine and wish you the best in finding a home for your story. We thought the exchange between [H] and [S] was compelling, but we wanted more connection with (and resolution to) the first-contact thread. Best Regards, [EDITOR]…

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