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 publications would want from a flash piece.
But this makes me think seriously: does every story have to be a gut punch? Do people always want that type of gut punch? Perhaps there’s a market for cozier short stories as there are for cozy novels?
I dunno. We’ll find out.
Note on letter images: I have here and will always black out the name of the market and the name of the person who sent the letter. These posts are not meant to speak about the publications at all. These are about my reactions to the letters and what I can learn from them.
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