Rejection
Just so everyone can keep track, so far I have submitted two stories to three separate publications. All have been rejected 
. Here’s the list:
- The Day the Sun Went Out: A Sci Fi short about a lunar eclipse that gets stuck, aliens and when customer service goes horribly wrong.
I sent this to the Writer’s of the Future contest and the Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine.
- District Z: Set in a polluted earth – the human race is forced to live in computer-controlled domes. An investigator encounters artificial intelligence, bent on killing off people, one by one.
I sent this one to Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine.
I’m not here to gripe about getting rejected. In fact, I figured my first few tries would get rejected and wasn’t sure how I’d feel. I felt a little upset at first, unable to see what’s wrong with my work. Now I think I want someone really objective to review it and help me edit my stories. Because, I think they’re entertaining and interesting – so why didn’t the magazine’s and contest see it that way? So, I’m on the hunt for people who want to read my work and get nothing out of it but the pleasure of helping me. 
Pretty please?
Also, I’ve decided after much deliberation to submit my short story After the Bombs to Writer’s of the Future. I wasn’t going to, as there is some graphic content, but I guess if they don’t like it, the worst they can say is “It’s too graphic”. If it doesn’t win, I may try my hand at querying a couple of magazines, but ultimately I feel kind of guilty doing that, since my editor at Fiction Reborn helped me develop it so much. I wish there was some way she could get some credit besides my undying thanks and gratitude. Any ideas people?