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A few days ago, I finally got to send a short story to a market I had wanted to for over over a year. I never had a story not out when they were open.

A prompt rejection. And oddly worded rejection. The wording made me wonder if they assumed my autistic writing was AI.

I still don't understand that mess.

I use the same few programs I have for over a decade. Mac, Scrivener, Word, Pages, Dictionary.

The odd rejection may mean I don't send either of the other two stories I wanted to send them.

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A few days ago, I finally got to send a short story to a market I had wanted to for over over a year. I never had a story not out when they were open.

A prompt rejection. And oddly worded rejection. The wording made me wonder if they assumed my autistic writing was AI.

I still don't understand that mess.

I use the same few programs I have for over a decade. Mac, Scrivener, Word, Pages, Dictionary.

The odd rejection may mean I don't send either of the other two stories I wanted to send them.

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@LJ

I tried to set it up. No luck. Sadly, the people at BlueSky have to approve the bridge. And I imagine a lot of them assume the message to allow the bridge is spam.

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@LJ

I tried to set it up. No luck. Sadly, the people at BlueSky have to approve the bridge. And I imagine a lot of them assume the message to allow the bridge is spam.

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I am reading a series where the author managed to write her characters into a corner, and abandon the series.

And yet, she uncovers some serious questions that are often not even on the radar of many authors and readers.

I just wish the series had not had to end the way it did.

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I am reading a series where the author managed to write her characters into a corner, and abandon the series.

And yet, she uncovers some serious questions that are often not even on the radar of many authors and readers.

I just wish the series had not had to end the way it did.

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The goal today is to write chapter 5. Off into the world of.

What is the name of the town? I have named a lot of the quaint places, and fascinating people. I forgot to name the town.

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The goal today is to write chapter 5. Off into the world of.

What is the name of the town? I have named a lot of the quaint places, and fascinating people. I forgot to name the town.

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@developerjustin

I have four writing friends I would like to follow from there.

I have no idea how to access RSS feeds.

There use to be a program. Then it stopped existing.

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@developerjustin

I have four writing friends I would like to follow from there.

I have no idea how to access RSS feeds.

There use to be a program. Then it stopped existing.

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After a day of rest, I have a few things listed for tomorrow. However, tomorrow will be busy with other things I have to do.

And then try to get back to Charming Chapters. What do my three characters have in store for me this week?

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After a day of rest, I have a few things listed for tomorrow. However, tomorrow will be busy with other things I have to do.

And then try to get back to Charming Chapters. What do my three characters have in store for me this week?

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I think I spent most of last week on writing admin.

Lots of new magazines to add to my list of potential submissions.

And a few no replies removed. They have to be beyond six months, and not respond to follow up letters, and still have a functioning site to be removed. Of course, I check Submission Grinder, to see their typical response time as well.

I remember one from last summer, they received my six month follow up email, and promptly deleted their site.

My writing must be scary.

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I think I spent most of last week on writing admin.

Lots of new magazines to add to my list of potential submissions.

And a few no replies removed. They have to be beyond six months, and not respond to follow up letters, and still have a functioning site to be removed. Of course, I check Submission Grinder, to see their typical response time as well.

I remember one from last summer, they received my six month follow up email, and promptly deleted their site.

My writing must be scary.

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I am shutting down my FaceBook account tomorrow morning.

In the meantime, I am trying to figure out how to use the bridge account for a few FB friends who went to Bluesky.

Not sure how it works. Trying.

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I am shutting down my FaceBook account tomorrow morning.

In the meantime, I am trying to figure out how to use the bridge account for a few FB friends who went to Bluesky.

Not sure how it works. Trying.

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Most of my short stories, and novels have been warning tales of what could happen.

Many have had a smidge of hope, no matter how deeply hidden.

Hope for others, often generations from now.

I do not really feel comfortable writing something light and fluffy now. Even if we need it.

Somehow, I think my survival theme will surface, even in light and fluffy.

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Most of my short stories, and novels have been warning tales of what could happen.

Many have had a smidge of hope, no matter how deeply hidden.

Hope for others, often generations from now.

I do not really feel comfortable writing something light and fluffy now. Even if we need it.

Somehow, I think my survival theme will surface, even in light and fluffy.

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Sending out magazine #Submissions.

One has added a pair of questions in place of a captcha.

Except.

The average author is going to expect the answers to be about their own document. Not the random example sentence. In fact, I tried to copy the random sentence on the second or third try.

A few have no place for a cover letter. Which is vital for disabled people. In fact, one asked twice for pronouns, and no times for disability, being female, or other often discriminated against authors.

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Sending out magazine #Submissions.

One has added a pair of questions in place of a captcha.

Except.

The average author is going to expect the answers to be about their own document. Not the random example sentence. In fact, I tried to copy the random sentence on the second or third try.

A few have no place for a cover letter. Which is vital for disabled people. In fact, one asked twice for pronouns, and no times for disability, being female, or other often discriminated against authors.

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I spent the better part of what energy I had on writing admin. Trying to get stories back out in the wild.

I had a stack of 20. Most now have a publication card sitting on them, waiting to go out tomorrow. I did get a few out tonight.

Am tired. Even managed a typo in a story title, and didn’t realize it. Ugh.

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I spent the better part of what energy I had on writing admin. Trying to get stories back out in the wild.

I had a stack of 20. Most now have a publication card sitting on them, waiting to go out tomorrow. I did get a few out tonight.

Am tired. Even managed a typo in a story title, and didn’t realize it. Ugh.

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@tinyfrights

I had just found your site on 8/22 and saved the submission guidelines.

I hope you choose what is best for you.

I know the feeling right now. First fluffy novel ever came to me to be written. It just feels wrong at such a time.

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@tinyfrights

I had just found your site on 8/22 and saved the submission guidelines.

I hope you choose what is best for you.

I know the feeling right now. First fluffy novel ever came to me to be written. It just feels wrong at such a time.

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@KitMuse

My fear is one I almost don't want to whisper as a female author. Someone might see it, and make it happen.

That is why I am trying to find a non-US based distributor or publisher to take on my books.

The Internet Archive would be great, if it were not in the US.

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@KitMuse

My fear is one I almost don't want to whisper as a female author. Someone might see it, and make it happen.

That is why I am trying to find a non-US based distributor or publisher to take on my books.

The Internet Archive would be great, if it were not in the US.

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Can you imagine how different our world would be if stories were flipped?

If instead of 7/8 of the story being the bad people winning, until at the very last second the good people win, and instead, we had only the first 1/8 of the bad people winning, and then life after the good people win?

Imagine if the majority of our stories were about what happens when things go right, instead of wrong.

Imagine if the bad were stopped, instead of allowed to persist.

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Can you imagine how different our world would be if stories were flipped?

If instead of 7/8 of the story being the bad people winning, until at the very last second the good people win, and instead, we had only the first 1/8 of the bad people winning, and then life after the good people win?

Imagine if the majority of our stories were about what happens when things go right, instead of wrong.

Imagine if the bad were stopped, instead of allowed to persist.