Friday, January 05, 2007
Here Is What Happened
I sent in a piece to an editor. He stated that he wouldn’t be able to read anything for the upcoming zine for several weeks. That’s ok. On an online forum, a discussion was taking place in which said editor made a goofy statement. I corrected him because, after all, I am the type that I just can’t let nonsense go unabated. It was akin to stating that 2+2=6 and being corrected. Keep in mind that I wasn’t rude about it. In fact, I was downright civil. He replied with a snide, childish remark fueled by ego rather than common sense, and within three minutes, yes three minutes I got an e-mail rejection for the piece I had sent in.
Coincidence? Perhaps. In fact, I’m going to go on the record with it was coincidence.
But, if I had a crystal ball that told me that had I not replied on the forum my story would be accepted, I’d still do it all exactly the same.
Therein is the beauty of doing this simply because you love it.