Oh, and the Other Thing…
I got my first “Major League” novel rejection today. As in, one of the Big Six publishers.
I have to say (and not just because I’m going to have the opportunity to meet Anne Sowards in a couple of weeks), ACE/ROC has the nicest, politest form rejection emails ever. And they had a very quick turnaround after I confirmed Cyberspace had eaten my original submission.
It’s the next rung on the ladder. Now onto the next publisher. This is actually the first rejection for the actual book, the other rejection was the publisher discontinuing their SF line.
All in the line of duty.