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8 o'clock, February 21, 2003

Got impatient last week and sent out a story I knew wasn't the best story it could be; three people have read it and all of them were confused. So I wasn't really surprised to find a Gordon van Gelder Alas-O-GramTM in my mailbox last night; just angry at myself. I know better.

Still, “I didn't fully get caught up in the storyline” is the first piece of actual advice I've gotten from Gordon. That's something, even if I should have expected it.

Comments

I'm still trying for an Alas-O-Gram. My rejects all come from JJA.

If you find yourself wondering if you can get away with something, the answer is always, no, you can't.

—— Scott Janssens, 12:48 PM, Friday, February 21, 2003

Words to write by. I should lock my 9x12 envelopes in a box with those words written on the lid.

—— David Moles, 1:25 PM, Friday, February 21, 2003

I'd express my sympathy, but I'm not currently talking about alas-o-grams due to reasons you're familiar with.

Oh, hell. Sympathies.

Still plenty of good markets to try.

—— Greg van Eekhout, 3:19 PM, Friday, February 21, 2003

Plenty of rewriting to do, too. (Hey, at least you got a rewrite request. :))

—— David Moles, 5:25 PM, Friday, February 21, 2003

Rewrite? Sigh. Get locked in a room with a bunch of conference presenters and attendees and I'm the last to know anything. Again.

David, for what it be worth, my sympathies.

—— Jon, 7:13 PM, Friday, February 21, 2003

Oh, I deserved what I got. But thanks.

—— David Moles, 11:41 AM, Saturday, February 22, 2003