Today, I reached 52 short story submissions for the year, which was my total last year.
Only 3 acceptances this year so far, versus 8 last year. I put this down in part to submitting to harder markets, but it may also be down to markets holding onto my pieces, since my form rejection rate (30 this year, 29 last year) and personal rejection rate (10 this year, 13 last year) are comparable. Who knows?
In other news, I got briefly excited this morning to see an email about film and TV rights for my Auckland Allies series, but it was just the Rightscenter database enquiring about details for a listing. Which I didn’t initiate, though, so somehow it has come to their attention.
http://csidemedia.com/shortstories/goals-aspirations-and-achievements/
Good job there
Not bad acceptances as these things can go at times.
Yes, the average rate of acceptance across the top markets is something like 3.6%, so this isn’t bad at all.
Mike Reeves-McMillan
Wish I had your record.
Both. I have been doing so bad with sending in stories the last couple of years.