opposite gender pov characters, and a new rejection

I’ve noticed that in my short fiction, I usually write from the POV of a male character. In fact, of the stories which I’ve sold, 12 of them have had male POV characters, 3 of them female  POV characters,  and 1 had a POV which shifted between a male and female character. That’s pretty overwhelming, but [...]

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the reasons short stories get rejected

Attention short story writers!
Here’s the link to an article I found on the Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine website. It’s a list of the 24 most common reasons short stories get rejected.
Note the cruel advice about starting in the middle and cutting your beloved story down to its bare essentials. I know this is sometimes hard for me.

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a rejection and an acceptance to report

Some news to report: I received a rejection today from Greatest Uncommon Denominator. I expected it, but still… (sigh)
But on the same day, my short story “Hot Air” was accepted by Defenestration. They’re an online magazine that publishes humorous stories, and this will be my first time appearing there.

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keep rejection slips?

I don’t keep mine.
Oh, I keep track of submissions. But as for the actual rejection slips – I read them, I make sure I understand them, then I throw them away. Even the encouraging, personal ones – those I might read over a couple of times, but eventually I toss those too.
I’m not much of [...]

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