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March 2020 Recap

| April 2, 2020

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 144 Acceptances received: 3 Rejections received: 68 Stories withdrawn: 2 (+3) Resubmissions: 119 New Submissions: 3 Stories out at the end of the month: 186 Rejections are even slower this past month than they were in February, and I’m not sure if that should […]

September 2019 Recap

| October 1, 2019

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 146 Acceptances received: 8 Rejections received: 81 Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 82 New Submissions: 29 Stories out at the end of the month: 164 September was a busy month for acceptances, finishing new things, and getting things out the door. Surprisingly slow on the […]

August 2019 Recap

| September 5, 2019

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 150 Acceptances received: 3 Rejections received: 109 Stories withdrawn: 7 (+1) Resubmissions: 106 New Submissions: 10 Stories out at the end of the month: 146 The numbers are all over the place this month. First up: the acceptances! I’ve signed all three of those […]

May 2019 Recap

| June 4, 2019

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 74 Acceptances received: 4 Rejections received: 48 (+5) Stories withdrawn: 1 Resubmissions: 68 New Submissions: 5 Stories out at the end of the month: 87 May was a HUGE month for submissions and acceptances. I received four acceptances, which is the most I’ve ever […]

March 2019 Recap

| April 2, 2019

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 56 Acceptances received: 2 Rejections received: 41 Stories withdrawn: 1 (+1) Resubmissions: 45 New Submissions: 2 Stories out at the end of the month: 58 It’s been another busy month, with lots of stories going out, coming back, and going out again. I withdrew […]

January 2019 Recap

| February 5, 2019

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 51 Acceptances received: 2 Rejections received: 44 Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 51 New Submissions: 1 Stories out at the end of the month: 56 January has been a busy month for submissions, as I’ve been keeping a lot of stories out at all times, […]

Upcoming Stories

| January 22, 2019

I’ve already had a couple of short story sales in 2019, which is fantastic news! My flash fiction piece, “Brick-Red Love,” will be published in The Arcanist in April. This was one of my Drawlloween pieces that I’ve finished, and I’m happy to find it a home. The other story I’ve sold is “Earworm,” which will […]

December 2018 Recap

| January 1, 2019

By the numbers:Stories out at the beginning of the month: 46Acceptances received: 2Rejections received: 38Stories withdrawn: 1Resubmissions: 38New Submissions: 6Stories out at the end of the month: 51 December was another month of keeping a lot of stories in circulation, which was challenging at times. But I also sold two stories in December, so all […]

August 2018 recap!

| September 4, 2018

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 31 Acceptances received: 2 Rejections received: 26 Stories withdrawn: 1 Resubmissions: 27 New Submissions: 3 Stories out at the end of the month: 32 August has been a busy month. I’ve had two story acceptances! I haven’t signed the contract for one of them, […]

June 2018 Recap

| July 3, 2018

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 33 Acceptances received: 2 Rejections received: 18 Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 16 New Submissions: 4 Stories out at the end of the month: 33 The numbers are strange this month. I’ve got a lot of stories out in the world, and most of them […]