Here’s A Funny…
I just got four (4) “No Thank Yous” (email program must have sent double messages) for two (2) short stories that I had withdrawn from submission 6 months ago. And they all included the same exact wording. I’ve copied and pasted the message below for your entertainment taking out any identifiers:
While it is kindly worded, I think it’s the “alas” that made me giggle. (Maybe if I had used that type of working in my stories she would have accepted them? “Oh, alas! Alack a day, Sir Rodney! I cannot love you and I will never commit to a marriage of convenience!” “Oh, Lady Margaret! I cannot leave you! Alas, I have succumbed to your charms. Your beauty dims the very stars!”)
She (or her assistant) probably just sent BCC copies to everyone on her list of rejectees. And like I said, what’s really funny is I contacted her six months ago and said I wanted to withdraw my submissions. And she said okay and thank you for submitting! I had sent these stories to her like 2 years ago and still hadn’t heard and decided I wanted to rework them and send them other places.
Phew! LOL! It’s a good thing she didn’t accept them! They are completely different now than when I had first sent them to her.
Ah, this was a good chortle to wake up to!
on June 22nd, 2007 at 8:39 AM
I know what time you left my house and what time you must have gotten to bed. How on earth did you get up and have time to post somethign on your blog at the un-godly hour of 6:56 AM?
It’s 9:30 and I am just getting my wig on!
on June 22nd, 2007 at 9:38 AM
LOL! Well – I needed to drag my butt to work and I think I was gobbling coffee and vitamin supplements when I was typing this. Just made it to work myself half hour ago.
I think I need more coffee….