The Publishing Biz

This Week in Rejection!: HarperCollins

Sometimes you get a personalized rejection that exists in a quantum state of sense and no-sense at the same time. Like this week’s example of rejectitude, from more than a decade ago and venerable publisher HarperCollins… [Read more...]

This Week in Rejection!: American Literary Review

American Literary Review

 

“Thanks for submitting?” Check!

“Doesn’t meet our needs?” Check!

“Sorry, can’t respond personally?” Check!

“Good luck elsewhere?” Check!

It’s like a microcosm of all form letter rejections!

This Week in Rejection!: Chelsea

Sometimes, it has nothing to do with you or your writing. Sometimes, the editor is just…on leave.

Chelsea

This Week in Rejection!: Wheatland Press

Short, sweet, to-the-point. Doesn’t get better than this!

Wheatland

The MANicure: Follow-up

Wow, the response to my MANicure Challenge has been pretty cool! I appreciate your collective desire to see me claim nailart for the male of the species.

There have been some questions, though, that have come in via Twitter, the comments on the BLog, and personal e-mail. So here are the answers:

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