January 10, 2004
Fastest. Rejection. Ever.
I got a six-hour rejection from the story I sent out yesterday morning, essentially informing me that I may have unintentionally plagiarized from a very well known humorous fantasy author (the exact wording was that my story was "very similar in tone and content" to the opening of a book). How embarrassing! I'm resisting the urge to email the editor back and make sure she understands that I never read said author, so I couldn't possibly have done such a thing on purpose. :P
In other news, I'm doing pretty well with my "five days a week" resolution so far.
The Brigand
A little more beating my head against "The Brigand"--this isn't a good sign. My best short stories never seem to take this much blood and tears. I love the central conceit so much. So I keep writing, two hundred words at a time, it seems. I'm having a hard time making the logic work in my head though. Every time I think I have it, it slips through my fingers. Grar.
