OBT Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

AU Developers - Please PM Knightmare or MechRat if you need board or permission changes

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: In Harm's Way Publication Update!  (Read 21993 times)

0 Members and 4 Guests are viewing this topic.

masterarminas

  • General
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 2,515
In Harm's Way Publication Update!
« on: April 26, 2012, 07:54:32 PM »
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
Logged

Kwic

  • The Grimm Face of Oberon
  • KU Player
  • Sergeant
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 172
Re: In Harm's Way Publication Update!
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2012, 11:21:54 PM »
That is fantastic news!

Now I have a hope of being able to read the rest of the story.
Logged

drakensis

  • Duke of Avalon
  • KU Player
  • General
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1,299
Re: In Harm's Way Publication Update!
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2012, 01:33:15 AM »
That's splendid news, best of luck with this!
Logged

Gabriel

  • General
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1,689
  • We the Swift,Quiet and Deadly Bring Forth Death
Re: In Harm's Way Publication Update!
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2012, 01:35:41 AM »
Good Luck Charge Forward
Logged
Fear is our most powerful weapon and a Heavy Regiment of Von Rohrs Battlemech's is a very close second.-attributed to Kozo Von Rohrs
Will of Iron,Nerves of Steel,Heart of Gold,Balls of Brass... No wonder I set off metal detectors.Death or Compliance now that's not to much to ask for,is it?

Ice Hellion

  • Protector of the Taurian Concordat
  • KU Player
  • General
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 4,489
  • Beware of the all-seeing eye: Ice Hellion
Re: In Harm's Way Publication Update!
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2012, 12:42:04 PM »
Fingers crossed.
Logged


"In turn they tested each Clan namesake
in trial against the Ice Hellion's mettle.
Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5

Rainbow 6

  • KU Player
  • General
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1,994
Re: In Harm's Way Publication Update!
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2012, 01:39:24 PM »
I'm keeping everything crossed mate.
« Last Edit: April 30, 2012, 03:30:31 PM by Rainbow 6 »
Logged

Knightmare

  • Terran Supremacist
  • Network Gnome
  • General
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 2,462
  • Taking out the Sphere's trash since 3026
    • Our BattleTech
Re: In Harm's Way Publication Update!
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2012, 03:16:10 PM »
Well done. Fingers crossed.
Logged
Quote from: Dragon Cat
WORD (of Blake) is good for two things. 1. Leaving inappropriate notes on other people's work. 2. Adding fake words (of Blake) to the dictionary.

Dread Moores

  • Overste
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 740
Re: In Harm's Way Publication Update!
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2012, 10:45:55 AM »
I won't tell you what I crossed. It's more fun to leave it up to authorial fiat.
Logged
The first one to use the term Dork Age loses.

Takiro

  • General
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 10,194
  • For the Last Cameron!
Re: In Harm's Way Publication Update!
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2012, 04:48:59 PM »
I know it sounds screwed up but that rejection is great news. Just getting a response is not an easy thing I found so keep working on it and I'm sure you'll get published. Keep up all the good writing!
Logged

Kwic

  • The Grimm Face of Oberon
  • KU Player
  • Sergeant
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 172
Re: In Harm's Way Publication Update!
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2012, 03:41:54 PM »
any additional news?

I still want to read the second book!  And yes, I know you probably haven't even started it, but damnation man, you should be shackled to a computer terminal for leaving a brother hanging.
Logged

masterarminas

  • General
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 2,515
Re: In Harm's Way Publication Update!
« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2012, 04:09:56 PM »
None yet.  Baen takes around six months to get back to someone, unless you have a contract with them.  They get LOTS of submissions.

MA
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »