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200 Submissions Later
Lessons from the Long Game of Getting Published I’m approaching 200 submissions. It sounds like a lot, but I started in 2010, so that only averages to a little over 13 submissions per year. Note that I am only counting … Continue reading
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Fonzie gets rejected
On 6/29/10 I sent off a 2700 word Sci-Fi story called “Little green Fonzie” to ANALOG magazine. I had a lot of hope for this story as it was about and Alien dressed as The Fonz, that comes down to … Continue reading