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October 09, 2007
Rejection Arrives with Muse In Tow
A funny thing happened today: I had a submission declined but I am thrilled because the rejection notice arrived with my long-absent muse in tow. Huh. Go figure.
The rejection included some feedback. (It's always nice when that happens. A big "Thank you" to all the editors who take the time to provide comments with their declines.) One editor noted the info-dump at the beginning on the story. I agreed with his criticisms. In fact, I had struggled with the opening before submitting. I had improved it, but I kind of knew it still wasn't right. I just couldn't figure out how to fix it. But then today's decline showed up in my mail and within minutes I knew what to do.
I can't remember the last time I raced to my laptop to work on a story. It's been a while. It feels great to be back in the zone.
Posted by Selena at October 9, 2007 07:57 PM