tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post6378060220476275052..comments2024-03-28T07:57:20.138-07:00Comments on Writing for Woman's World Magazine: You've Got Mail!Kate Willoughbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08923324775303769386noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-17204142892966220702015-05-18T11:21:11.449-07:002015-05-18T11:21:11.449-07:00Maybe she doesn't have the envelopes, for one ...Maybe she doesn't have the envelopes, for one reason or another, and that is why some of us hear nothing from her. That is, even with our complete address on the story. Well, most publications don't bother with a reply anyway.Mary Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-16378832665958487192015-05-18T10:38:00.899-07:002015-05-18T10:38:00.899-07:00It has to be the actual manuscripts, or Johnene wo...It has to be the actual manuscripts, or Johnene wouldn't have the envelopes.Betsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861482447169647656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-36147468987260674962015-05-18T06:34:08.031-07:002015-05-18T06:34:08.031-07:00Yes, I got the same feeling that the actual manusc...Yes, I got the same feeling that the actual manuscripts were forwarded to Johnene, not scanned versions. Isn't it a cumbersome way of doing things in this electronic age!Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-39192657040749771332015-05-17T18:21:52.946-07:002015-05-17T18:21:52.946-07:00The late Jimmy Meiss told a friend of mine that sh...The late Jimmy Meiss told a friend of mine that she picked out the ones she liked and put them in a big box and sent them to Seattle.Tamaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-14072810850139957482015-05-17T11:55:55.607-07:002015-05-17T11:55:55.607-07:00Thanks, Betsi. I wonder how the manuscripts of the...Thanks, Betsi. I wonder how the manuscripts of these stories are transmitted between editors. They could be packed up and sent by snail mail, I suppose, or scanned and sent electronically. I guess anything can be lost when it goes from the main office to an editor in the South to the editor in the Northwest and back to the EIC wherever she may be.<br /><br />I love writing these little snippettes, especially the romances, and it would be encouraging to know that they actually reached an editor. Also, I think I have noticed names of new authors in the magazine. Maybe they are looking for fresh voices...good news for those hoping for their first WW sale. Mary Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-23437546953963518822015-05-17T08:47:24.786-07:002015-05-17T08:47:24.786-07:00Mary Jo, they definitely still send out rejections...Mary Jo, they definitely still send out rejections--I got 5 of them last year. But I also never heard anything at all about 2 stories, sent in January and August, and have re-submitted them. I sold one story, and the response time on that was 5 months. We're definitely experiencing a longer response time and more "lost" manuscripts.Betsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861482447169647656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-10656817051993883872015-05-16T21:26:06.381-07:002015-05-16T21:26:06.381-07:00Thank you for the information, Tamara. I have subm...Thank you for the information, Tamara. I have submitted eight stories to WW since May of last year. I did get one form rejection letter from WA (Johnene) last September for a story submitted in June, but nothing since. My latest submission was in February, almost three months ago. There is probably an explanation, but I don't know what it is.Mary Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-11631703257972099582015-05-16T20:19:57.224-07:002015-05-16T20:19:57.224-07:00Just as a reminder, Mary Jo (we were discussing th...Just as a reminder, Mary Jo (we were discussing this on the mystery blog), I received a rejection from Patty Gaddis (with no comment) in March, six weeks after I sent it, and have two other stories out--one submitted in January and the other March 2. All romances.Tamaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-2982106303178655142015-05-16T15:53:23.196-07:002015-05-16T15:53:23.196-07:00Off the subject a bit, does anyone receive rejecti...Off the subject a bit, does anyone receive rejection notices from WW any more? It has been almost a year since I have had any communication at all from the editors. I thought maybe they had eliminated that service when they adopted the new protocol of obtaining all rights to published stories. Are there new guidelines available? I would appreciate any information other writers have in this regard.Mary Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-6912301021723098582015-05-13T14:39:38.086-07:002015-05-13T14:39:38.086-07:00I thought the story was very well written, but it ...I thought the story was very well written, but it went out of its way to make things complicated. It was a cute way to meet, but once they did meet, liked each other, chatted, why didn't the guy just ask her for a date? Instead, he got all embarrassed and she didn't appear particularly interested. In other words, it just seemed like padding to me. You wouldn't think 800 words needed any padding. It was a stretch.Mary Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-40781490862408185942015-05-12T19:53:39.224-07:002015-05-12T19:53:39.224-07:00I loved this story. Tina never fails me with her ...I loved this story. Tina never fails me with her work. I thought the setup was cute and the characters adorable. The story worked for me.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-75066773167112842392015-05-11T13:03:28.665-07:002015-05-11T13:03:28.665-07:00I liked this story. The name misunderstanding was...I liked this story. The name misunderstanding was cute. i hadn't thought it a problem that he went to great lengths to keep seeing her before asking her out. If he was shy, he might want to find ways to see her a few times before asking her out.Sandy Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920692341258066387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406318704822590967.post-59896059536920131232015-05-11T01:49:05.729-07:002015-05-11T01:49:05.729-07:00Misunderstanding storylines can be really irritati...Misunderstanding storylines can be really irritating, mainly because the characters need to not ask the obvious questions that anyone with a scattering of brain-cells would ask. So they do need to be handled deftly. This one was fine for me, although I couldn't see why Andy wouldn't just ask Andi out instead of going to the bother of buying lunch for the folks in the mail room to get them to continue wrongly delivering the mail. That was a little too contrived for my taste. But otherwise, nicely done. Chrisnoreply@blogger.com