Take a look at what I received today!!! My own SASE containing a 3″x8″ piece of paper!
Read it and weep, sucka!
“Our submission policy has changed.
Blankity-blank-blank Publishing is no longer reviewing unsolicited manuscripts. Previously we have endeavored to look
at everything that arrived. This is no longer practical due to the extent of our already planned releases and the challenges
of keeping up with the volume of submissions in a timely manner that respects the authors needs.
Please check back at blankity-blank-blank.com for changes in our submission guidelines.”
(and on the back of the small sheet of paper)
“Thank you. No. Sorry it took so long. Good Luck!”
I submitted the above rejected manuscript back on September 4th, 2007!!! Bwaaahaaaaa! 2007! Sorry it took so long? Really? Well…guess blankity-blank-blank Publishing is more considerate than all those pubs and agents who didn’t bother to return the SASE at all. But three years? It’s gotta be a record.
In other news, I’ll spare you my next literary passage about love and loss, but you can read it tomorrow…promise.
Oh, and that World Cup game was exhausting! Now that the U.S. is out, I’m forced to either cheer for Germany - on behalf of my friend Susi - The Geeky Bookworm - or for Uruguay cuz the guys are cute and their play is dynamite, or maybe Mexico because I can get a real cool jersey from my neighbor. My daughter is cheering for Ghana because they beat us and she figures you should hope the team that knocks you out of the competition knocks out everyone else.
I’m taking my first tentative steps back to normalcy. I’ve managed to pull up four…count ‘em…four WIPs and I’m studying them. I actually did a bit of editing on number four.
Inception, the new Leo DiCaprio movie, is based upon the fantasy book, The Dream Master, by Roger Zelazny. Seems like the movie might be a bit of a cross between The Matrix and Total Recall. I might be interested…haven’t seen a movie in quite a while.
3 years? Seriously? Oh my…that has to be a new record.
And yes please cheer for us today. I have to work too long and will probably miss the start the game. I will try to make a deal with my boss and hope she will let me go home early today.*crossing all fingers*
Hope you have a wonderful Sunday!
((hugs))
3 year? Wow. That’s a long time.
All the guys at my DH’s birthday party gathered in the sunroom to watch the World Cup. I can’t see the fascination…though I’m not a soccer fan. Oh well.
Glad to see you’re stepping back into the writing ring.
That wasn’t good business for the publisher, just rude. Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust
steph@fangswandsandfairydust.com
Yeah Susi, I think it’s a record too!
Amber - oh man, the World Cup is great this year! One of my kids played competitive soccer, I played soccer (was a goalie). So I watch soccer and womens’ softball. You know..the other kid and a lifetime of softball. I’m addicted to the Womens’ College World Series.
Thanks, Stephanie, ICAM!
I’m going with South America… Uruguay. Gol, Gol, Gol!!!
Also…. SWEEEEEEET! Three years. *snortle* I guess I’m glad I don’t write for them and expect THEM to send royalty checks on time.
Mia - LOL! Yay Uruguay! Boo Argentina!
and yeah…me too!!! Ya know…cuz…well…ya know how it is!