Another good thing: CAPTIVATING prose.
See below:
Dear Liam Johnstone,
Thank for your submission to Every Day Fiction. I regret to inform you that we are unable to use it at this time.
Well-crafted prose and an interesting idea. I don"t think, though, that we are given quite enough information to really make the story work. I need a bit more information to convince me that the protagonist is the good guy and the others are the bad guys, to buy into this world where a man can step into a loom and disappear. I had to read it a couple of times to sort out what I think is going on, and even then I"m not certain. But there"s definitely a germ of a good idea here, and this author should develop it. --Camille
This does sound like the beginning of an interesting story, and the prose kept me captivated, but it doesn't feel complete in and of itself. There's not much character arc or plot development. The prose is good, and we'd like to see more from you, but we need a little more from a story than what is here.
We wish you good luck in placing the story elsewhere.
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Sincerely,
Jordan Lapp
Managing Editor
Every Day Fiction
I don't have any plans on putting the story this references on the blog yet. I'm going to try and work with it and see what I can do to make it a full story and submit it somewhere else.
So it sucks it got rejected but there's cause for optimism.
Until more later on,
Liam
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