Overanalyzing Story Acceptance Rates Part 271 – Rates By Market Tier

One of my favorite rejectomantic topics is acceptance rates. I’ve picked apart my own for nearly a decade, overanalyzing them in an attempt to understand the whims and vagaries of the publishing industry. What have I learned? Not much, honestly, but, fuck it, let’s take an even deeper dive into my acceptance percentages and look at them by market payment tier! I mean, that’ll teach us something, right? RIGHT?

Okay, so if you’re new to this whole story submission nonsense, what do I mean by mark...