It's a Numbers Game - Another Story Accepted

I just got word that my first story in the 51 Bad Short Stories challenge has been accepted for publication. Here are the submissions numbers:

Submitted to 22 markets
Rejected by 9 markets
Accepted by 1 market
Withdrawn before decision in 12 markets.

Here's the acceptance and a link to the journal for anyone interested in submitting:

Dear Anniken Davenport, 

"The Scoop" has been accepted. A link will be provided upon publication. Thank you for contributing to Crab Fat. 

Sincerely, 
EllaAnn Weaver 
Crab Fat Literary Magazine 
http://www.crabfatmagazine.com 

Story # 2 Done

My second story in the Bradbury short story challenge is officially done and ready to send out. As I did last week, the aim is 20 markets and keep it in circulation until someone, somewhere accepts it. So far, Story # 1 has been rejected twice, and is still in play at 20 literary or not-so-literary 'zines.

Another Record Fast Rejection

Rejection #2 -This one quicker yet - a mere 16 hours. But, hey, look at that encouraging note - “please consider submitting again” - yeah, OK as soon as I write another scary short short. Here is the rejection: Anniken, Thank you for submitting your story "The Scoop" for publication in WitchWorks Magazine. However, I am going to pass on this story at this time. It simply didn't grab my attention as some of the other submissions did. Thank you and please consider submitting again.  Sincerely, Noah C. Patterson Editor-in-Chief WitchWorks Magazine

21 Markets and Counting

I have now dutifully followed Ed Perlman’s suggestion that the way to get published is to keep works in constant circulation - submit to 20 markets at any given time. I’ve submitted The Scoop to 21 markets, was already rejected for one and now wait for the next rejection while moving on to write story number 2. And yes, each market was researched, I followed all directions for each submission and made sure the market was appropriate for the story. We shall see…..The markets are: 1. Cosmonauts Avenue 2. Baltimore Review 3. Rhino 4. Flapperhouse 5. Badlands 6. Kyso Flash 7. Witch Works 8. Compose 9. Radium Town 10. Toasted Cheese 11. Noche Obscura 12. AGNI 13. Contrary 14. Fireside 15. Fail Better 16. Shady Doors 17. Crab Fat 18. The Sonder Review 19. Penumbra Review 20. Inkdot

Revision

My beta reader liked it. Made a few changes and started sending it out. Submitted to 9 markets today

Prolific writer Ray Bradbury is said to have admonished writers to write one short story every week for a year on the premise that one cannot write 52 bad short stories in a row. I have set out to prove this either right or wrong. These are the rules of the game: 1. Write one short story every week for a year. 2. Send each story out to potential markets as soon as it is written, using Ed Perlman's thesis class advice that getting published takes relentless submission to literary markets. Each story will be queried to 20 markets at any given time. 3. Stories must vary in length, style, voice, point of view and subject matter. Let the experiment begin.