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Mar. 3rd, 2008 | 06:09 pm

Received a hold notice today from In Bad Dreams: Volume 2. It seems there are 26 stories total now under consideration and the editor plans on taking approximately 12 of them, so it's looking like almost 50/50 odds. Fingers crossed. I realized something today after getting this note: My darker stories tend to be more favorably received than my lighter ones.  I'm not sure there would be an appreciable difference in sales statistics, but in the form rejection vs. personal rejection department, darkness wins hands down.

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T. L. Morganfield

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from: [info]tlmorganfield
date: Mar. 4th, 2008 12:59 am (UTC)
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Good luck in the final round and I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

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Kurt Kirchmeier

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from: [info]isaiah13
date: Mar. 4th, 2008 04:20 am (UTC)
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Thanks, Traci. :)

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rcloenen_ruiz

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from: [info]rcloenen_ruiz
date: Mar. 4th, 2008 07:44 am (UTC)
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Hm. Interesting point about the darkeness winning out statwise. Good luck on the next reading round. Hope your story gets in.

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hamstersbane

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from: [info]hamstersbane
date: Mar. 4th, 2008 05:19 pm (UTC)
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Congrats and good luck. I've got one in there as well. I wasn't aware of the size of the hold file.

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Kurt Kirchmeier

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from: [info]isaiah13
date: Mar. 5th, 2008 02:24 am (UTC)
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Thanks, Jeff, and good luck to you as well. Hopefully we'll both get in. :) The editor had mentioned the numbers on his blog.

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hamstersbane

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from: [info]hamstersbane
date: Mar. 7th, 2008 02:30 pm (UTC)
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And I got an acceptance!

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Kurt Kirchmeier

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from: [info]isaiah13
date: Mar. 5th, 2008 02:25 am (UTC)
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Thanks, Rochita. :)

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kara_gnome

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from: [info]kara_gnome
date: Mar. 5th, 2008 01:51 am (UTC)
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Hey, that's very cool! I hope they do take yours. Do you know how much longer until you find out? Soon, I hope; that waiting thing is for the birds!

I have a good feeling about this one, so hopefully the whole hold thing will turn into an acceptance *g*

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Kurt Kirchmeier

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from: [info]isaiah13
date: Mar. 5th, 2008 02:27 am (UTC)
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Thanks, Kara. :) The editor said he'd have all decisions made by the end of March, so it's not much of a wait at all.

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