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Date Posted: 18:24:36 05/20/08 Tue GMT-5
Author: Lori (mood indigo)
Author Host/IP: S0106001a70540c2c.cg.shawcable.net / 68.145.251.17
Subject: Duotrope
In reply to: Roger 's message, "Re: The old sim-sub dilemma revisited" on 17:18:24 05/20/08 Tue GMT-5

You keep track on a website, but you have to log in, so it's not public. They also have an awesome index to markets, which you can sort by submission type and a bunch of other ways. Here's the link:

<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.duotrope.com/index.aspx">http://www.duotrope.com/index.aspx</a>

Enjoy.

Lori

>I think leaving a ms hanging for a year is
>disrespectful to the author. If they are hanging on to
>it pending a decision to publish, at least let us
>know. Diane and I are of a certain age, and don't have
>all kinds of years to spare like you young folks. ;-)
>
>I'll have to look into that tracker, Lori. Is it a
>download, or do you keep track of your submissions on
>a website?
>
>Roger
>
>
>>I don't tell them unless they specifically ask to be
>>told about sim subs (some of them do). I figure it's
>>none of their damn business. The last year or so I've
>>been using Duotrope's Digest free online submissions
>>tracker and it really gives you a good idea for each
>>magazine for how to lon to wait until querying. I'd
>>say after a year you're well within your rights to
>>send it off elsewhere, with ot without a withdrawal
>>letter.
>>
>>Lori
>>
>>>At last, I have some time to work on my writing. So,
>>>first I looked at my story tracker list. A couple of
>>>stories I sent out as sim subs have received
>>>rejections from the American (gasp!) magazines I sent
>>>them to; but I've heard nothing from the Canadian lit
>>>mags that received the same stories. Yes, it's been
>>>many moons (a year in one case) since I sent those
>>>stories out.
>>>
>>>Now, I wonder if I shouldn't have been polite and
>told
>>>the mags that the stories were simultaneous
>>>submissions.
>>>
>>>And what line do you use in your letters to tell a
>mag
>>>that what you are sending is also being sent to
>>>others?
>>>
>>>Or, do you even say so. Sometimes, I'm tempted to
>>>forego mentioning it at all. There are so few good
>>>Canadian mags and sometimes, they are so damnably
>slow
>>>to reply.
>>>
>>>Okay, rant over, for now.

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Replies:

un certain age -- DianeG (creaking), 06:44:05 05/21/08 Wed GMT-5

Re: un certain age -- Roger (toothy), 00:17:17 05/22/08 Thu GMT-5

Millstone for me, too -- Lori (swing low, sweet chariot), 11:36:53 05/22/08 Thu GMT-5
- Re: Millstone for me, too -- Roger (Mellow), 12:22:31 05/22/08 Thu GMT-5
- Re: Millstone for me, too -- Roger (somewhat amused), 12:24:25 05/22/08 Thu GMT-5
  - Re: Millstone for me, too -- Lori, 13:34:40 05/22/08 Thu GMT-5