I’ve just found out that one of my short stories, The Gulls, has been published on Fiction Shelf and I had no idea it had been accepted. What makes this so weird is I’d sent them this particular piece in the beginning of January, this year, and hadn’t heard from them. (I'd given up on it.) I’ve only discovering now (when I googled myself – no, I don’t do this often - red face) that it’s been published recently. I’m not complaining mind - just think it a little odd, that’s all! http://thefictionshelf.com/
Seems like all one needs to start a lit. mag these days is an Internet connection. Editor? What's that? Congratulations, Myra.
Congratulations, Myra. That must be how it works now. If you see it somewhere, somehow, anytime in the future it's been accepted!
Thanks Joani and MaryAnne.
I heard from the editor this morning (after emailing my surprise) that they have been having trouble with good news and rejections alike, going into junk folders.
Congratulations, Myra!
I say Celebrate!Congratulations.
congratulations. it's strange finding out you've got a publication out. once i got a note from someone in greece. it asked me if it was ok to do something with an academic article i put out. the note had egg on it...a little spatter of scrambled egg. so it confused me. i don't remember if i answered or not. a couple years later i was at a conference & someone came up to me and told me they liked my book. what book? i said. that's how i found out.
I'm with Darryl. Celebrate! Congratulations!
Myra, Congrats! This happened to me a few times also. You can take out a "Google-alert" on yourself and it will shoot over any news about you that appears on the internet. It's a very helpful tool, esp if you are promoting a book. It helps you gauge things. Anyway, enjoy the good news!!