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Maybe A Good Rejection
You may have noticed on this MMMLOG that I don't have reply boxes, etc. I told Willa the Fab Webdesigner that I didn't want that on my web journal. If people want to interact with my journal content they can email me as well as get their own blog at www.blogger.com. I think that's a great site and my MMMLOG is easy to use and works great.

Now to the good rejection . . .you've read previously in MMMLOG about a cool NW horror writer, John Dark. He emailed me about his own fun with rejections and I thought you'd enjoy his experience.

John Dark wrote: A while back I submitted to an anthology, that I won't name, where they didn't pay but of course they do give exposure. The tale I submitted was written after I'd put out a few really mild stories and wanted to do a real gross-out tale. After talking with my wife and coming up a list of the worst possible things that could happen to someone I came up with "Does Your *ss Itch" where aliens are trying to take over the world through toilet paper seeded with little bitty aliens that would grow inside the body. Something I wouldn't want to happen to me. Anyway, I sent the story to the unnamed anthology and received a reply back saying it was bizarre and imaginative and they loved it. Unfortunately it was also hilarious and because it was primarily a horror anthology the story stands out too much. I like standing out from the crowd and took the rejection as a big compliment. I sent them a thank-you letter. I'm holding the story until I can spot a paying market where they want bizarre and unusual. I also decided I won't submit to any more non-paying markets. It's good for the ego but after being in more publications for free than I can name it seems like a waste of time now. Time is the one thing that I as well as most people never have enough of.

We'll Help You Put Your Rejection In The Right Perspective
See, John Dark learned something valuable from his rejection. So can you. Email me at melinda@melindaruckerhaynes.com and I'll post your rejection in MMMLOG. At the very least, you'll get your named mentioned, site linked and your experience may serve to inspire others . . .or make 'em mad as hell with you. Either way, it's a win-win, from a certain perspective. And we're all about that here at MMMLOG.

Ciao, ciao, MMMMMMMMMMMMelinda