My First Rejection Letter!!!
From: Loren Rhoads
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To: Daryl Barnett
Subject: Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: Re: submissions to Morbid Curiosity]]
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2006 14:57:20 [View Source]
Hi Daryl,
Sorry for the long delay in responding to your "The Pathway to Madness Spawned in the Soul of an Unaware Child." I enjoyed reading it, but it isn't right for Morbid Curiosity. I'm looking for essays structured more like fiction -- beginning, middle, end, rising action, dialog and description, all that jazz. There was some beautiful imagery in your piece, but the structure wouldn't work for me. Best of luck with it elsewhere and good luck with your writing!
Loren Rhoads
Morbid Curiosity magazine
On Jan 10, 2006, at 8:22 PM, Daryl Barnett wrote:
> Hi Loren,
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> I haven't heard from you so I am guessing that my story isn't quality. To tell you the truth, I wrote that story that night. It is a first draft. When you said "right now", well, I did it "right then". It is all about me. It is all true. I know that as an editor you are extremely busy and cannot comment on every piece that crosses your desk, but I'd be happy to hear anything you have to say about it, even if its simply, "rejected".
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Daryl Barnett
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To: Daryl Barnett
Subject: Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: Re: submissions to Morbid Curiosity]]
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2006 14:57:20 [View Source]
Hi Daryl,
Sorry for the long delay in responding to your "The Pathway to Madness Spawned in the Soul of an Unaware Child." I enjoyed reading it, but it isn't right for Morbid Curiosity. I'm looking for essays structured more like fiction -- beginning, middle, end, rising action, dialog and description, all that jazz. There was some beautiful imagery in your piece, but the structure wouldn't work for me. Best of luck with it elsewhere and good luck with your writing!
Loren Rhoads
Morbid Curiosity magazine
On Jan 10, 2006, at 8:22 PM, Daryl Barnett wrote:
> Hi Loren,
>
>
> I haven't heard from you so I am guessing that my story isn't quality. To tell you the truth, I wrote that story that night. It is a first draft. When you said "right now", well, I did it "right then". It is all about me. It is all true. I know that as an editor you are extremely busy and cannot comment on every piece that crosses your desk, but I'd be happy to hear anything you have to say about it, even if its simply, "rejected".
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Daryl Barnett
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