http://futurismic.com/2010/01/07/why-we-reject-stories/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://futurismic.com/2010/01/07/why-we-reject-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-87892 Atsiko Ureni Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:37:30 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=10152#comment-87892 As someone considering a submission, this was very informational. The guidelines are very nice for separating out the broad "no" categories, but when you're looking at something right on the border between "this is the proper market" and "this is not the proper market", they're a little thin. Thanks for digging a bit deeper. As someone considering a submission, this was very informational. The guidelines are very nice for separating out the broad “no” categories, but when you’re looking at something right on the border between “this is the proper market” and “this is not the proper market”, they’re a little thin. Thanks for digging a bit deeper.

]]> http://futurismic.com/2010/01/07/why-we-reject-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-72088 Chris East Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:27:53 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=10152#comment-72088 Absolutely, William, and that's pretty true across the boards in the writing game. There are a lot of great writers out there competing for limited slots. And of course, we only publish 12 stories a year here at Futurismic, which doesn't make it any easier to place a story here! Absolutely, William, and that’s pretty true across the boards in the writing game. There are a lot of great writers out there competing for limited slots. And of course, we only publish 12 stories a year here at Futurismic, which doesn’t make it any easier to place a story here!

]]> http://futurismic.com/2010/01/07/why-we-reject-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-68003 William Knight Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:59:46 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=10152#comment-68003 Thanks for the insight! I was wondering about something, though. I think another reason for the rejections is writers like Jason Stoddard, Genevieve Valentine, and Lavie Tidhar, have elevated the genre to such a high level, that you really have to be on your game to compete. Not a bad thing at all. Would you agree with that assesment, Mr. East? Thanks for the insight! I was wondering about something, though. I think another reason for the rejections is writers like Jason Stoddard, Genevieve Valentine, and Lavie Tidhar, have elevated the genre to such a high level, that you really have to be on your game to compete. Not a bad thing at all. Would you agree with that assesment, Mr. East?

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