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I got a story rejection, and the editor said if I wanted feedback, he could give it--because he was always bummed to send stories in someplace and then just get a no--but he didn't want to force it on me if I didn't want it.
My first instinct was to say thanks-very-much-but-no-thanks, but then I thought, What the heck? This is a story that has had only three readers--or rather, only three readers who talked to me about it (it's been out on submission to other places and gotten form rejections). H...
My first instinct was to say thanks-very-much-but-no-thanks, but then I thought, What the heck? This is a story that has had only three readers--or rather, only three readers who talked to me about it (it's been out on submission to other places and gotten form rejections). H...
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CarolineFromConcord
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Mar 29, 2024 05:14AM
Good for you to accept and think about the feedback. It actually confirmed that you did what you wanted to do! How cool is that?
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CarolineFromConcord wrote: "Good for you to accept and think about the feedback. It actually confirmed that you did what you wanted to do! How cool is that?"Yeah, I was happy! And apart from the whole writing aspect of it, I felt gratified to have my instinct to go for more interaction and more communication rewarded. I feel like it's a coin toss whether someone's offer for more interaction will be a good thing or not, but these days I'm thinking we really need to **try**--so I'm always happy when it works out.
