Well friends and neighbors, neighbors and friends...
I come here to post all of my successes, however minor they may be; so it's only fair that I tell the other side of the story as well.
My "Wolves and Coyotes" story was rejected last night (I saw the e-mail this morning) and to tell the truth, I'm more than just a little bummed out by it. I put a lot of myself into that one, and that being the case, the rejection feels much more personal than the other curt dismissal letters I've received.
Oh well, I'll make a few changes, spool up a new cover letter and get it back out there this weekend, if not sooner. Try, try again, they say.
And I was working on the "Ghost Train" short story/novella thing again last night and that sucker is pushing 24,000 words... Sure, I'll edit that down some during the next re-write (currently in progress), but dang! this was just supposed to be a 6,000 - 8,000 word short story. The printed copy is over 70 pages long!
Amazing how these things get a mind of their own and carry the old writer along for the ride, huh?
Anyway... wherever you are... I hope you're having a better day than me so far, and hey, look at it this way: Tomorrow's Friday!
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