February 09, 2003
Grar!
I just got a very frustrating rejection. The editor was really complimentary about my writing and said it held her attention, but was "shocked" by the ending, so she couldn't accept it. That was the point. It was supposed to be shocking and maybe a little thought provoking about the ways our society mirrors the one in the story. Maybe I'm a little off with it, I don't know. Grar.
Posted by Lisa at February 9, 2003 05:18 PMComments
I think this is actually good news, in a way. You found someone with a negative reaction-- but they had a REACTION. You'll find an editor who has the opposite reaction, eventually. _A Wrinkle in Time_ had the same issues (on a different scale), from what I hear; it was rejected 11 times because it was too whatever, but ultimately, it became a classic.
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