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Query Wars
Dear Mr. Robinson— Thank you for submitting “Retreat” to [Redacted]. Unfortunately, this didn’t quite engage our imaginations: The Retreat is an interesting concept, but otherwise this piece didn’t do much new with the standard superhero tropes. Therefore, I’m unable to accept this piece for publication. Thanks again for thinking of [Redacted], and best…
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Query Wars
Like many places, this particular market has a tiered system of automatic responses. This is the “i liked it a lot…but not enough” response. Given the turnaround time of this particular market, I think it may mean that it made it through the slush to the actual editor. But the world may never know. Dear…
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Query Wars
Dear sean, Thank you for the opportunity to read “The Snow Queens Daughter.” Unfortunately, your story isn’t quite what we’re looking for right now. In the past, we’ve provided detailed feedback on our rejections, but I’m afraid that due to time considerations, we’re no longer able to offer that service. I appreciate your interest in…
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Publishing War Fundamental
Writing is a game of Hurry-Up-And-Wait. You spend all sorts of time getting a piece done, research where its going, and then hit the send button.Then you wait…and wait…and wait. Websites like Duotrope will track average wait times from a particular market and you can guess where your piece falls on the timeline. One of…
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Query Wars Update
I generally share copies of the rejections letter that i receive. I think its worth while to see what they look like and for folks to know that we’re all in this together. So, the Query Wars Dear Sean Robinson, Thank you for your interest in [Redacted]. Our editorial staff and I have carefully reviewed…
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Let It Go
Hello, dear readers (all two of you at the moment) This will some day be my Official Website. At present it’s a work in progress as I build the kind of online presence I’m looking to cultivate. You can find a few links to published work, a few things “About me” and a link to…
Sean R. Robinson 