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Having just gotten mine, I was hoping to find out what some of the others here felt when they got theirs. I had the interesting experience of seeing the first word of the first line as part of the notification that I had received the email: Sorry. My immediate reaction was "Ah ****! How lucky I was to open the email and see this was merely a "Sorry we took so long to get back to you...". A moment of reading ensued, followed by a rush of elation and me immediately calling several family members.
[This message has been edited by EP Kaplan (edited August 09, 2010).]
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First off, congrats! I think your letter is evilly delicious and I think you'll have a story to tell other aspiring writers or at your future book signings. Here's to many more acceptance letters.
My first came just before I changed jobs. I kept trying to figure out ways to bring it up to people (friends, family, random strangers, etc.)and even bought a shirt that said "I make stuff up."
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I was very very excited. I immediately called various people. My parents were going to take me and my other half out...but we ended up getting pizza.
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I want one of those t-shirts that says "What part of Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn don't you understand?"
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Validation. Yep, that's what I felt. Especially because the fist place I sent the story got hammered by the editor. Called me 'amatuer' and 'unprofessional' in their rejection. It took one rewrite for me to sell it to the second place I submitted.
I had to resist the urge to send that editor a letter. I was very displeased with the treatment when I first read the rejection but upon reflection, the harsh words is exactly what I needed to hear. So instead, I submitted more material to them and eventually made a sale to that publication. That also was a validation for me.
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