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Well, I got an e-mail this week from Gray Rinehart at Baen Books.  It was a rejection letter, but it contained some interesting information.  He liked the story, felt that it was well written, well told, and 'highly complex'.  He then told me what he thought were some problems with it and how I might be able to 'tighten' it up.

He concluded by telling me that the rejection of his story was not an indication of the caliber of my work--less than 1% of all submissions to Baen get published.  He then urged me to revise the story and submit it again for consideration--along with any other finished stories that I have ready.

So, I am in the process of going through and following his advice, rewriting sections, and revising it.  And who knows?  Perhaps it will see publication.  After all, most rejection letters do not go into such specifics and ask a prospective author to please consider resubmitting this after changes.

So keep your fingers crossed, guys.

Master Arminas