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Not gonna lie, this form rejection made me laugh. I’ve been primarily submitting speculative short fiction, but this particular piece is narrative nonfiction. This particular line just made me smile: “This time, however, we’re saying no.” “We’re saying no.” Love…
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Rejection #20 – Response
Rejection number twenty for the year came in on August 25th. It even came with a complimentary three-month subscription to the magazine, which is interesting. I know, I know, I should be reading deeply into the magazines I’m submitting to,…
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Rejection #19 – Response
So my flash piece was rejection again on August 12th. I am unsure of where to submit it next. I have another form rejection for the pile. I’ve said before that I don’t think this piece has the punch that…
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Rejection #18 – Response
This is the second rejection I received on August 4th. This is also that story I recently got really good feedback for. I’ll keep working on this story, and I won’t be deterred by form rejections. Note on letter images:…
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Rejection #17 – Response
August 4th was a day that existed. I got not one but two rejection letters that day. This one was for a flash fiction piece. I’m not sure how I feel about this piece, honestly, but we can’t always write…
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Rejection #16 – Response
The whiplash with rejections is kind of funny. Again, I received a rejection 7/18/2026 that actually didn’t hurt. I was a little sad that this story didn’t quite fit what they were looking for (or my writing still isn’t quite…
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Rejection #15 – Response
Just when I thought I was getting used to this whole rejection cycle, this response came in, finally. I submitted this story January 28, 2026. This was the second story submission for the year, and the magazine got an insane…
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Rejection #14 – Response
This post is slightly different because I don’t have a rejection letter to include. It’s for the third agent I submitted my science fiction manuscript to back in May. One agent has a policy of “no response after eight weeks…
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Rejection #13 – Response
I received this response on July 6, 2026. I knew from the start that it was a long shot that this particular magazine would accept it, but I can’t know without trying. So here we are. This magazine also responds…
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Rejection #12 – Response
The response pictured, received 7/5/2026 was the second rejection for my science fiction manuscript sent out for agent representation. It’s a form rejection. Not much to go on honestly. It’s a whole lot information about about the general reasons why…