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No luck for me this quarter, but hey, it is my first. I thought it was HM worthy, but then again, I have a feeling WoTF doesn't go for post-apocalyptic stuff.
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I got the HM e-mail, too. I'm happy it wasn't a straight rejection like last time, but, like Thomas, I also thought mine was a story that had a shot at something better. Oh well. I'll send it out to the next market in the next couple of days.
In eight straight quarters of submitting, that brings my tally to five HMS and three rejections.
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So did any one who sent in an electric file get an E-mail saying they were entered? I mean after the deadline like they do for those who send in paper entries?
And Congrats to the HMs. You all know you did something right even if it wasn't as much as you thought.
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I got a letter that they did not receive my story "as an attachment." It's funny; one of the reasons I sent a hard copy was to avoid upload errors.
quote:So did any one who sent in an electric file get an E-mail saying they were entered?
Yes, I received one within a day or two after submitting.
I also received an HM, which I was happy to receive for my first entry. I had a story almost ready for Q1, but I have been dealing with health issues that prevented me from finishing my editing in time.
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I've been to the WOTF boards and to the SFF boards and haven't found the list of HMs (I received mine by email). Could someone please give a link to where these are posted?
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Haven't hear either way yet. I did get confirmation of submission when I entered. I expect a rejection cause there are several problems I have with the story but would still like my e-mail.
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Any time you can say you're in the top 5% among a field of over a thousand people, that's pretty significant. So yes, Honorable Mention is absolutely something to feel good about, especially if you've never gotten one before. It means you're very, very close to the coveted Finalist pool, from which the 3 winners get chosen. When I got my first HM in early 2008 it was a welcome signpost that said I wasn't as far off the track as I thought.
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How long should I wait to query about my story? I imagine Joni's mailbox is flooded right now, but I am beginnign to think my electronic submission got lost.
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I'd go ahead and e-mail her. A few people on the WotF board have said Joni confirmed their entries indeed got eaten by the electronic submission system.
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Joni said to resubmit as an attachment in response to her e-mail. I queried as a reply to the original story successfully submitted e-mail. She said she will put it in with the Q1 submissions. I took Q1 off, but now I get to have a pony in that race. I probably should have edited again for best chance, but I figure that wouldn't really be fair.
Since I did e-submission I figure I won't be getting a rejection in the mail, though I have checked.
ETA- a few additional details.
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Joni found my story and it was a rejection, not sure why no e-mail or anything. I checked spam filter and all that. Though one thing I have noticed in my rejections from pro markets- I do best in ones that are looking for dark speculative/horror. I don't write horror and I didn't think I was that dark but I see a definite pattern- no publications yet, but more personalized feedback and submit again from darker markets. So, while I am going to keep trying with WOTF, it may not be the right market for my work so I am trying not to let rejection get me down.
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I've not heard anything about my 2010 4Q entry, either. It's possible it got bit by the same glitch that got TamesonYip's story. I'm expecting it got held up in the HM queue...!
Not mine tho. However, I'm not surprised. My story was totally uninspired. I guarantee KD can with all her years of experience, detect that. I was hoping it was well written enough to sneak through. Haha. I'm delusional.
I'm not on the pins and needles team for next time, but in five months I'll be back.
(Oddly enough, this makes me more motivated to enter again than when I got my HM.)