Steve Vernon...

SteveVernon · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 3:04 am

My pleasure Tony.

My memory sucks, gets worse every year, but I do my best to remember folks who've shown me kindnesses in the past. You've been a fan, bought nearly every work I've had out there. I just wanted to show my gratitude, is all.

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SteveVernon · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2008 5:39 am

Thad, after you went and stuck that image of Ttzuma in a hula skirt into my skull

I don't believe I'll ever be the same again. I'm sandpapering my eyes...

horrordude · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2008 6:23 am

Guy's in skirts, typing naked, smiley dudes mooning people: I can't even imagine what this board is like come Halloween time.

SteveVernon · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2008 7:43 am

horrordude · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2008 8:10 am

I always wanted to cut my grass in a hula skirt, but always worried a renegade wind would come and blow it up for all my neighbors to see why they call me a wild and crazy guy.

ttzuma · **Joined:** Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:15 pm **Posts:** 13517

Wow, he looks like he's ready to party!!

Tt

Laurel in Ely · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2008 12:17 pm

And I love the Crocs!

ttzuma · **Joined:** Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:15 pm **Posts:** 13517

Well, it looks like its gonna be later than sooner Steve. I just got rejected for my story in the zombie anthology. The editor said it was good and it went down to the final cut but I didn't make it. He told me to submit it to someone else and he was certain it would find a home there.

Oh well, I'll just keep trying.

Tt

horrordude · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 9:22 am

TT, don't sweat it; I've gotten four rejections in the last four weeks.

I like to print them out and stare at them when I'm writing.

I always freak when I read about authors like King who said he had enough to drive a spike through them.

I know every writer has a starting point and goes through hell in the beginning, but it's hard to imagine the guy who wrote The Stand getting that many.

I think I remember reading that Hemingway had 80 before being published. Another amazing fact.

ttzuma · **Joined:** Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:15 pm **Posts:** 13517

horrordude · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 10:31 am

TMLCrow · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 5:46 pm

Sorry to hear about your story, Tt. Keep sending it out, though.

I'm pulling for you.

Thad

Craig Cook · **Joined:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:25 pm **Posts:** 5637

Tony,

Was that the same zombie story we submitted before, or a different one? I still think that one was really good.

ttzuma · **Joined:** Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:15 pm **Posts:** 13517

SteveVernon · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 8:21 pm

Hard luck Ttzuma, but rejection is part of the game. Hang in there and keep working it. Shake that grass skirt, baby!

ttzuma · **Joined:** Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:15 pm **Posts:** 13517

Thanks Steve! I just sent it out to another respected outlet today. I will not give up on this one.

Tt

Matt Cowan · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 8:31 pm

Sorry to hear about the rejection, Tt. I just recieved one as well for a recent story I sent out. It was a pretty quick one too, so I don't think it made it very far. The rejections don't hit me too hard though. I have fun writing them, and I plan to keep trying to improve. My dream is to one day have sold enough short stories to put together a collection (even if I self published the collection. Although I'd want most of the stories to have seen legitiment print elsewhere first) I very excited about the story I'm presently working on (I think it's my best so far). I'd follow the editors advice and send it out to someone else. If it came that close to making it this time it stands a good chance elsewhere. Good luck!

ttzuma · **Joined:** Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:15 pm **Posts:** 13517

Thanks Matt, and good luck with your new story! I love it when you know you're writing something that is good.

Tt

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