*sigh*

[rflong]

No news from ABNA. The list of semi-finalist is up and I can't find my title in the SF/Fantasy section, so that's not a good sign is it? Also no email from Amazon one way or the other. Apparently, from reading briefly in the forum, there are both acceptance and rejection emails but not for me.

So, thanks for all your good wishes, my friends. Guess I'll be looking elsewhere. :D Now where did I put that lottery ticket...

Ah well, back to the grindstone.

R

Comments

ABNA

[(Anonymous)]

Hi, I just wanted to say I've been enjoying your blog. I'm Allie Lo from the ABNA forum. Commiserations if you didn't get through - I didn't, either. I obviously haven't seen your excerpt, but felt sure from the quality of your writing that you would make it. :)

Re: ABNA

[rflong.livejournal.com]

Hi Allie,

thanks very much. Hope you will stick around.

Good luck with your writing!

R

[rcloenen-ruiz.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the abna thing. I'm glad you're mot giving up on the novel as there are other markets out there, and it could just be that abna wasn't the right place for the novel.

Take care.

[gabriel-writes.livejournal.com]

I've gotta agree. Just because it didn't fit there doesn't mean it won't fit somewhere else. There are plenty of agents out there looking for good fantasy.

Query away, friend! Query away!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Sorry...

[sacredmime.livejournal.com]

Sorry you haven't heard back from them; obviously, they don't know what they're doing over there. :)

Just remember this is but one opportunity, and there will be loads and loads of others.

[theladywolf.livejournal.com]

Are the whole one thousand up yet? Maybe there's more to come seeing as you didn't get an email either way.
I also can't believe you didn't get in. Maybe it means your novel is destined for better things.

[artsyprincess.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry it didn't work out. :( I'm sure you'll find a home for the story somewhere though. Keep trying! :)

[clhollandwriter]

Aw. Not even sending a no is just rude. :(

[rflong.livejournal.com]

Thanks all for your thoughts and kind words. The rejection email (finally) arrived last night. Got it this morning.

!

R

[aliettedb.livejournal.com]

Sorry you didn't make the cut--but I'm sure you'll find another home for the novel!