tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post5253161081595627596..comments2023-10-07T09:02:51.867+01:00Comments on Emily Benet: The Lovely Rejection LetterEmily Benethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05889594625649397804noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-6344041262808487692014-01-31T11:41:07.315+00:002014-01-31T11:41:07.315+00:00Oh dear! Poetry rejections are usually (in my expe...Oh dear! Poetry rejections are usually (in my experience) briefer. A compliment slip with a printed 'thank you for sending, unfortunately we are unable to publish at this time'. Though sometimes a handwritten 'much that I liked in them' or words to that effect. I'd rather get a brief 'no thanks' than the hand-wringing, patronising variety ( 'we get 5,000,000 submissions a day and much as we'd like to be nice to everyone unfortunately we can't.') Actually the worst thing is not even a personal reply, but an email to the entire mailing list (to which you've just been appended) saying 'Yay! Our next issue is in the bag! We've notified all the successful poets, so if you haven't heard from us then better luck next time!'Robin Houghtonhttp://www.poetgal.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-3745300408457119202014-01-29T16:31:15.321+00:002014-01-29T16:31:15.321+00:00How frustrating! You can change so much in a good ...How frustrating! You can change so much in a good edit as well. I hope you get your acceptance letter too - if you're still submitting!Emily Benethttp://www.emilybenet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-1385311121726765472014-01-27T16:13:15.220+00:002014-01-27T16:13:15.220+00:00Oh, how I can relate to this. The last agent to re...Oh, how I can relate to this. The last agent to read my whole MS included compliments, such as 'really compelling subject', 'subject is spot-on', 'you write fluently', 'a good ear for dialogue' etc etc...then said some scenes were unessential and 'included some repetition.' Er, OK, tell me what they are and I can fix them...honestly, I can...please, tell me...please, please, please...<br /><br />Mind you, the last, less lovely, one that I got, from a publisher included the line 'At the risk of telling you what you know already, may I respectfully suggest the following...' and then went on to outline how to make a submission, which mirrored what I had done in submitting to them. For goodness' sake, if you are going to use standard rejection letters, at least have two: one for those of us who sent you a professional package and one for the numpties who sent you a MS written in goat's blood.Helen Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932545445679328061noreply@blogger.com