it must be my month to get great rejections

[cornerofmadness]

To be honest i'm STUNNED they even liked it this much since I wrestled with this thing. This one went to circletpress



Thank you for submitting "Presence of Fate" for consideration. I enjoyed reading it. I was intrigued by the world you presented, and your take on shapeshifting and its practical use made the story quite exciting. Inkeri and Dev were interesting, likable characters, and they had great chemistry. By the end of the story, I found myself really rooting for them.

However, I feel that "Presence of Fate" is not the best fit for Like Tooth and Claw. Right now, it seems as if it would work better as a longer piece than as a stand-alone story. You've set up the foundation of an interesting fantasy world with magically-gifted warriors and a young prince in danger, but some worldbuilding and plot points are still missing. Who is after Luken? Why would the Queen send her son away rather than have him guarded closely at court? There seems to be a lot going on in this particular universe, and I don't think that "Presence of Fate" quite allows everything to come through.

I wish you the best of luck in finding a home for "Presence of Fate." The Erotica Readers and Writers Association may be a useful resource for you.


upshot, COM can't write short stories without them becoming novels.

speaking of novels, got another 1100 words, all after midnight. thanks for nothing musey.

15579 / 50000 words. 31% done!

Comments

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

Hm, I've got the same problem -- my shorts always become long.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

most of the writers I know have this problem. Actually i dont' even reallylike reading shorts

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

To me most shorts are like snacks -- I finish eating, but I still want more.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah that's my problem with them too and in mysteries, it's SO hard to get a good mystery as a short

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

A short mystery; I've thought about that in the past, and it makes me shiver with fear.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I've tried and not sure i succeeded

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

If only writers could really tell whether their own work was any good ...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I know. I always feel so inadequate

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

I have this incredible ideas, but by the time I get somewhere and write them down they're nowhere near as sparkly ...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i think about half of everyone who writes feels this way. The other half are the scary kind who think every word they spew is pure gold and how dare we edit them.

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

Oh, those people are terrifying.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

aren't they though. (looking at many many in fan fic right along with Ms Rice and Ms Meyers)

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

...but we knew you couldn't write a short story without it becoming a novel.

Still, it's a great letter.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah I think we BOTH said this during the editing/writing phase of this

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Eh, I always say it. :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

and it's always true

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

hee hee hee, it so is.

[winters-queen.livejournal.com]

Spiffy! I have one story out...waiting to find it if was accepted or kicked to the curb. Though I'm putting it on the later. Soon as I sent it out I was thinking how much it sucked. >< Oi. Ah well... have to see.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yeah I sold a few this year but it's not going so hot this fall

[mulzrule.livejournal.com]

At least they were nice about it as far as rejections go. Lol at Dev. He strikes again!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Dev is a persistant buggar

[mulzrule.livejournal.com]

It's what we love about him. <3

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

So it sounds like you really need to expand this because it seems like it would have a strong chance of selling.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

once nano is done I probably will.