As part of my goal to complete some of my long-lingering projects, I finished a couple of short stories, prepared the manuscripts and submitted them to a couple of magazines. I'm hoping to get them published, obviously, but I'm not expecting much. This is more the first step in what I anticipate as a long process. But it is fulfilling that I'm at least submitting stories.
I got my first rejection letter yesterday. The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction passed on the story I sent them. Getting into this magazine is an important goal for me. Growing up, my dad had boxes of old issues packed away in the garage, and I would read through them. They really helped introduce me to speculative fiction, and I would love to write something good enough to get in there someday. I was pretty impressed with the rejection letter too. It wasn't some form letter. The editor actually referred to the story by name, and explained the reason he was passing on it. Considering how many stories those guys probably have to wade through each month, that's pretty impressive.
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