The REJECTION RASPBERRY thread

[Jonny]

Here you go @Barbara

 

[Barbara]

I didn't get a rejection, but I take it in advance if that's ok.

 

[Jonny]

But I thought you'd rejected your own piece. Now that really is super tough.

 

[Jonny]

Think I'm losing it today... just checked and that was top of previous page but I somehow landed on it as being the most recent.

 

[Jonny]

Right now just a second, there's obviously something very weird going on today.

Because I've just this minute checked my emails and found I've got a rejection for a short story I'd forgotten I'd even sent out quite some time ago. That's just a bit too Spooky

Anyway, and that said - can I have a raspberry please?

"Thanks for submitting to Short Fiction. We are sorry to say that we are unable to publish your piece. As we are planning to publish only a few stories each year, we are having to decline some excellent work."

I have highlighted one sentence in particular which was obviously referring directly to my sub

 

[Barbara]

Right now just a second, there's obviously something very weird going on today.

Because I've just this minute checked my emails and found I've got a rejection for a short story I'd forgotten I'd even sent out quite some time ago. That's just a bit too Spooky

Anyway, and that said - can I have a raspberry please?

"Thanks for submitting to Short Fiction. We are sorry to say that we are unable to publish your piece. As we are planning to publish only a few stories each year, we are having to decline some excellent work."

I have highlighted one sentence in particular which was obviously referring directly to my sub

Here you go, Jonny, have a fart

 

[Rich.]

@Jonny, have another...

 

[Barbara]

@Jonny, have another...

That's one grand fart. But somehow I doubt there are pots of gold at those ends of that rainbow.

 

[Catherine Le Bars]

Goodness, how have I missed this... pungently therapeutic thread until just now

 

[KateESal]

Goodness, how have I missed this... pungently therapeutic thread until just now

Jump on board the trumpet train whenever you need to, Catherine!

 

[KateESal]

Confartulations to @Jake E

 

[Jake E]

Confartulations to @Jake E

This is a great thread. I will now spend my time looking for appropriate raspberry gifs instead of writing, lol.

 

[Hannah F]

Knock knock. Can I come in please?

Just received rejection number one. I take heart in the reply that the agent was intrigued by the concept and enjoyed reading it, but it was still a no - didn't love it enough.

 

[Jonny]

Welcome to the thread Hannah. Some positives to be taken there though.

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[Hannah F]

Rejection number 2: read it with interest; didn't feel swept up enough to take it forward.

 

[Barbara]

There's no raspberry emoji so have a strawberry:

And one of these:
FFFFFFFFFFFFRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

 

[Jonny]

Bah! Nevermind Hannah. Plenty more to query. Onwards and upwards.

But in the meantime...

 

[Chris Yugay]

The number of rejections of my latest manuscript is well into double digits. In fact, my current goal is to get it to three digits. If I succeed before the end of 2020 it will be champagne all around!

 

[KateESal]

Double raspberry for double digits, @Chris Yugay

Confartulations!!

 

[Jonny]

That's the spirit @Chris Yugay

Double digits? Pah!

 

[Barbara]

@Chris Yugay

A FFFFFFFFFFFFRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT from me. Can you smell it? I had sprouts and broccoli just to make it extra (double digit) spicy.

I suggest we have an emoji reward of sorts for those who reach double and three digits. Maybe like you said: champagne

 

[Jonny]

Fellow Liptopians! A raspberry, or indeed any other noise created by a bodily function if you will please.

Sent out a batch of queries as of start of this month and got my first reply in just 10 days. Very impressed as it was a personal reply and not a stat "take it elsewhere" job.

Quite a decent let down as it goes. They'd obviously actually read some of my sub and were even quite complimentary about several aspects - but, as you guessed - they were so impressed that they decided to let someone else scoop it up and make us both millions.

I'd forgotten what fun this process is.

 

[Barbara]

or indeed any other noise created by a bodily function

Bluueeerrrrrb (that's a burp, not a blurb). Will that do?

 

[Hannah F]

Fellow Liptopians! A raspberry, or indeed any other noise created by a bodily function if you will please.

Sent out a batch of queries as of start of this month and got my first reply in just 10 days. Very impressed as it was a personal reply and not a stat "take it elsewhere" job.

Quite a decent let down as it goes. They'd obviously actually read some of my sub and were even quite complimentary about several aspects - but, as you guessed - they were so impressed that they decided to let someone else scoop it up and make us both millions.

I'd forgotten what fun this process is.

Door Slam Blowing Raspberry GIF - Door Slam Blowing Raspberry Screw You - Discover & Share GIFs

Click to view the GIF

tenor.com

 

[KateESal]

Ah, heck!

One confartulations to you, @Jonny

 

[Jake E]

I enjoyed searching 'Raspberry gifs' way more than I should have.
Here was my favourite... the competition was quite fierce.

 

[Jake E]

Another rejection has just landed in my inbox.
Can I have a raspberry please?

 

[Barbara]

Stand by

 

[Barbara]

It's in gin and tonic, will that do @Jake E ?

 

[Jake E]

It's in gin and tonic, will that do @Jake E ?


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Suddenly wish I had one of those.