tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post9187639417181491346..comments2024-03-28T02:14:08.783-07:00Comments on THE MFA BLOG: Self-Presentation III: The ConclusionTom Kealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11913868167191023096noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-81445758658758148362016-10-22T12:09:05.274-07:002016-10-22T12:09:05.274-07:00You've posted so much good stuff in the past, ...You've posted so much good stuff in the past, and you are posting some amazing stuff in the present as well. I just hope that you will continue to do the same in the future as well. <a href="http://www.conferencepaperwriting.com/how-we-provide-paper-presentation-conference-service/" rel="nofollow">paper presentation conference</a><br />aliyaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184256288293330921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-34162520337865629372007-08-19T08:55:00.000-07:002007-08-19T08:55:00.000-07:00you ever think of starting a rejection query sprea...you ever think of starting a rejection query spreadsheet? I'm doing it with some folks at my school and it's working pretty well. We all have about twenty or so magazines we're researching, finding out the best way to send, and times to expect rejection responses so we can better navigate the ropes. ANyway, good luck. I've been rejected over 550 times now. Most of them are in a file behind me. Some are in book form under my feet.Conor Robin Madiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030786401051166250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-57423516497980882652007-08-11T19:09:00.000-07:002007-08-11T19:09:00.000-07:00Considering that I am a broke college student, I'l...Considering that I am a broke college student, I'll probably just get a Milkboy t-shirt (name fot the cafe where the series takes place; though for the first half of the year it took place at Barnes & Noble, which is now closed at Bryn Mawr, to the disappointment of students and profs). But thanks for the dress/accessory advice, friends--it's really sweet. :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150515928121447656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-14105838867328344432007-08-11T11:48:00.000-07:002007-08-11T11:48:00.000-07:00Don't worry about the size of the card, Anna. The ...Don't worry about the size of the card, Anna. The Paris Review uses (or did use) something similar, and their their rejection isn't a card, but a piece of paper. I have gotten two types of cards from them. As far as I can remember, they go like this: <BR/><BR/>First:<BR/><BR/>"Thank you for submitting your work to the Paris Review. We regret that we can not make use of it at this time."<BR/><BR/>Second:<BR/><BR/>"Thank you for showing your manuscript to The Paris Review. We are interested in your work and would like to see more of it."<BR/><BR/>Most large magazines hesitate to comment specifically on work, because if they do the next thing that will happen is the would-be contributor will send them thirty stories. Getting anything more than "thanks, submit again" is almost impossible at any larger publication.Miles Newbold Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01865104858732740519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-33765743832274492292007-08-11T10:48:00.000-07:002007-08-11T10:48:00.000-07:00Congrads, Anna. An occasion as wonderful as this d...Congrads, Anna. An occasion as wonderful as this definitely merits accessories. Buy yourself a nice purse or handbag to match the dress. Something that every time you use it afterwards reminds you of your success and risk-taking that paid off.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948743132463942592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-63259268725672796642007-08-10T07:05:00.000-07:002007-08-10T07:05:00.000-07:00very awesome, anna! hope your long reading is a g...very awesome, anna! hope your long reading is a great experience!<BR/><BR/>i've received a good half-dozen "business card" rejections. seems the "big guys" use them... they probably get so many submissions that they feel guilty using so much paper. it feels slight, but whatever. i've been waiting on a few journals for over a year (even after a follow-up query).<BR/><BR/>i got a handwritten comment on one once... i forget who, but there was only enough room for a couple word sentence. something like, "thanks, submit again! -Eds."noah m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11662693829456881562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-41658640932820216032007-08-09T20:59:00.000-07:002007-08-09T20:59:00.000-07:00Hey, very nicely done. Buy something the color of ...Hey, very nicely done. Buy something the color of Homer's wine-dark sea. It's very in this season. Accesorize with something ochre and with Italian-style sunglasses. You're bound to slay.<BR/><BR/>And as for the rejection letter, I'm jealous. The Barcelona Review can't be bothered to respond even to my follow-up message, five months post-submission, asking whether I'll ever hear from them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15866005252918168891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-54800399024073779152007-08-09T20:39:00.000-07:002007-08-09T20:39:00.000-07:00Hey, congrats on the rejection letter. It may smar...Hey, congrats on the rejection letter. It may smart, but think of it as a rite of passage. Check out more at www.literaryrejectionsondisplay.blogpost.com for more on the topic. Maybe you'll want to air your rejection in a public (anonymous) posting. It'll make you feel great.Writer, Rejectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.com