Another Story

"Grandfather's Room" will appear in the online magazine The Nautilus Engine in February. It is a non-paying magazine, but getting stories out there is the real goal here, not money. The one thing I learned from submitting my novel all over the place is that it is vital to have some sort of reputation if you want anybody to pay attention to you.

Now, the downside is that I have also had a few rejections along the way. In fact, "Grandfather's Room" was previously rejected by another magazine, so I just sent it to someone else. "Attached" has been rejected twice, but I did a little more work on it and sent it out a third time. We'll see what happens.

And, actually, the second magazine that rejected it had this to say: "Many thanks for sending 'Attached' my way. I found the story to be very well-written with an interesting concept and a good build-up. I thought that you did an admirable job building up some suspense as the mysterious creature is revealed, and as the humanoid's interactions with its new owner escalate, I was truly horrified. The story had a wonderful 'Weird Tales' vibe to it." Unfortunately, he went on to say, "All-in-all, I enjoyed the story; it's just not for us." His magazine is more gore oriented than what I sent him. Oh well, strike two. On it goes to magazine number three.

Rejections are going to happen. I just have to keep plugging away, and I shall. I just finished a new story called "Seeing Through Doors" and it has already been submitted.

jeff