Test Your Horror I.Q.
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This is a real tough IQ test. I guarantee, no matter how big a horror fan you are, you won’t pass this test. Check it out. Horror IQ Test
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Alrighty. Another 3 day rejection from GUD for my piece “Retired.” I sent GUD yet another story. This one (“Like Everyone Else”) is strictly literary with no horror elements to it (though it is a bit dark). I also sent “Retired” back out, this time to Fantasy Magazine. I have had one rejection from Fantasy
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In each episode, we follow J.D. McNutterhouse, a new writer whose rare combination of thick-headedness, ignorance, and naivety cause him to take misstep after misstep on the road to publication.——————————————————- This week’s adventure: “J.D. Gets Accepted!” Wonders of wonders, can it be true? Has J.D. McNutterhouse, the arrogant new writer who follows no rules, actually
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17 day rejection from Pseudopod. Gee fellas, you don’t have to send all the rejections at once. Spread em out a bit. Yikes.
3 day rejection from Gud (“Go Back to Sleep”), so I sent them a different story (“Retired”). Hey, the worst they can do is reject it.
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I was just forwarded a link to this new blog. I took a quick look at it today and like what I saw. Very cool blog in the tradition of such flash-dedicated sites as Tastes of Darkness. From the site: Flashes of Speculation is dedicated to the sharing of works of flash fiction in the
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5 month rejection from Dark Wisdom. A cool mag I was hoping to break into. The rejection said my piece didn’t quite fit the style of the mag. This was the first submission for the piece, “Retired,” so after some research I’ll send her back out.
A 30 day form rejection from the anthology Horrors Beyond II for my piece “Go Back to Sleep.” “Go Back To Sleep” submitted to Gud
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This week’s adventure: “J.D. Gets Personal” J.D. McNutterhouse was tired of getting rejection letters all the time. He knew it couldn’t have anything to do with his writing, and certainly not his manuscript format (didn’t he always make sure to use a 10 point font and single space to conserve room? Didn’t he always use
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I’ll explain the question mark in a moment. I received a rejection letter from Pedestal Magazine today. It was a form rejection, and I will reproduce it below: Dear Anthony: Thank you for submitting your work to The Pedestal Magazine. We enjoyed reading it but regret that we cannot use it at this time. We
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