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I'm not sure what you think the e-mail about the newest issue means . . . most magazines select stories months before the issue comes out.
If the guidelines say it takes 4-6 weeks, you need to give them at least 6 weeks. It is an estimate, not a contract; if they are running behind, they will undoubtedly appreciate your understanding.
You can also check Submitting to the Black Hole and see what reported response times are.
Beth: The email I got is an advertisement/announcement for the latest issue being out now. What this means in my brain is, since I haven't heard from them I *know* I'm not in this issue and I thought that was what the submission times were for. I guess it never dawned on me that the stories in this issue may have been from submissions in spring or winter.
Learn something new every day.
Well, back to chewing on pencils and pretending that I'm not waiting for a response. '-)
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Oh, I'm still writing. In fact I've gotten quite abit (2k words) of character developement down for one of my two WIP novels.
On the other hand, I can't seem to edit/polish anything else. It's like I'm waiting for word back before I before I can move to send anything else out.
For the most part I don't think about it, until I start thinking about getting something else ready for submission.
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Well, JmariC, they would not send you that rejection letter if they didn't want to see more work by you.
In fact, that particular kind of rejection letter usually only goes to writers whose stories were ones the editor would have liked to use but couldn't for one reason or another. That editor very probably hopes the next one you send will be one he or she can buy.
Encouragement is always appreciated! The question now is both how can I fix what the story that I sent and what to send them next. Thanks to the Flash Challenges, I actually have many stories in various stages.
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