Self Addressed Stamped Rejections

Wow — four posts in one week. Must be a record!

I recognize my own SASEs. They have a distinctive look. When I see one among the mail, especially a thin one that looks like it only contains a single sheet of paper, I open it with trepidation, sure it will be another rejection letter to add to the file.

I got one last night. A lonely little thin SASE sitting at the table when I got home from work. I didn’t bother to look at the return address. I figured I’d get all the grim news I needed inside. To my surprise, it was a conditional acceptance for an anthology. Since it’s not a done deal yet, I won’t name the market. The only condition, however, is an agreement over some suggested editorial changes that I haven’t seen yet. I’m usually fairly easy going about these matters, so as long as the editor doesn’t want me to change the main character into a transsexual Yeti from Provo, Utah, everything will likely be okay. The editor told me it would probably be a month or so before he got around to the suggested edits.

Today’s my day over at Storytellers Unplugged. Click the link and drop by to read my article about revisions.