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Arica Travis: Book 1

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Friday, January 10, 2014

Star*Line Issue 37.1 Is Live

My first published poem went live today in the Science Fiction Poetry Association's flagship publication, Star*Line.  All in all it was a really good experience (I found out about the acceptance on my birthday, no less).

http://sfpoetry.com/sl/issues/starline37.1.html

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Second Six Months, 2013, and All Time Statistics (Short Stories)

I haven't been doing very good at keeping up on posts, but that's what New Years resolutions are for....  Here's a summary of my second six months, 2013, and all time stats (related: First Six Months Statistics):

Second Six Months Statistics:

From May 2013 through October 2013 I only finished three more stories, though I worked on rewriting several others.  I submitted stories ten times to nine science fiction magazines(twice to Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, and once each to Cicada, On The Premises, Apex, Strange Horizons, Flash Fiction Online, Asimov's, Daily Science Fiction, and Electric Spec), none of which were accepted for publication.

Of these ten submissions, nine got form letter rejections, and one got a rejection email with comments (Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine).  I finally got an email from 365 Tomorrows (submitted in December 2012) announcing that due to some technical error a number of submitting authors had never received a rejection notice.  The average response time for the second six months was again 21 days.

Ultimately, my prediction after the first six months that I would see a few more acceptances in the second six months proved to be premature....  But hopefully 2014 will bring more luck, and more productivity on my part.

2013 Statistics:

In 2013, I submitted 22 stories to science fiction magazines.  Of these submissions, 19 received form letter rejections, one received a rejection with comments, one was rejected at the final stage, and one was accepted.  Average response time was 23 days.

All Time Statistics:

Overall, as of this writing (November 2012 to December 2013), I have submitted 32 times, with one receiving no response, 26 receiving form letter rejections, two receiving rejections with comments, two rejected at the final stage, and one accepted.  average response time (excluding the one with no response) was 21 days.