I Submitted To A Publication And Got Bounced
Believe me, when I thought of what to write about, this wasn't it.
I slept really early last night, and tho I often wake up in the middle of the night to use the toilet, I woke up earlier than usual.
It was past 1 when I woke up, so I thought to check if Pink Friday 2 was out already, forgetting Nigeria is about 6 hours ahead of America.
Anyway, it wasn't out and I didn't quite feel like going back to bed yet, even tho I reminded myself that I needed to be up before 8 a.m. today, which will only most likely happen if my eyes are shut around the hours of 1 - 4. Chances are slim now.
In my "wokeness" I decided to check my email, something I randomly do for no particular reason.
Alright, let's trace back a bit.
Sometime in November, I wrote a short story of about 2,000 words and submitted it to a publication, tho the required word limit was 1,500.
I know, I screwed up, and believe me, I didn't think I would win because of that error, but I had hoped that they would see what a beautiful story I wrote and maybe ask to publish it outside the contest.
Did you know that in stuff like this, once you don't meet any of the requirements, you're screened out without a reading chance?????
I didn't know that!!!!!
Well, I was screened out. They took the trouble of sending me a "sorry we are unable to…" email.
Quite nice of them actually. I mean, I can stop being hopeful with them on this matter.
Anyway, I had intended to make sure that my story, that particular one, gets read with or without their publication.
We were supposed to write a creative story about the injustice done to people in the society, either because of their gender, age, or sexuality, and I can proudly tell you, I did a good job.
You think I'm blowing hot air?
Well, check it out yourself.
Also, let me know if you've got any experience with submitting for publications.
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