Rejection

I don't like the word "rejected." I think it's rather ugly and has bad connotations - especially in relation to writing, art and photography submissions. Necrography receives so many submissions everyday and I like to think we don't "reject" any works at all.

I'm always impressed by the quality and workmanship of the writing we receive. If I were to quantify it, I'd say that less than five percent of our submissions are returned because of problems with quality. This seems to be a statistical norm and one that certainly holds true for writing submissions.

In general, when we choose not to publish a piece of writing (or art, or a photograph), we make this choice specifically because we feel the subject matter isn't precisely inline with the Necrography theme. Necrography is very narrowly focused on a specific theme and this doesn't leave much room for deviation. The same stories we return to authors will very easily find homes in one of many other paying markets.

It is with this understanding that I say we don't "reject" any work at all. In fact we only return work because it could be better utilized and highlighted in a market other than Necrography; and this is not a comment on quality whatsoever.

If your work isn't published by Necrography or any other market for that matter, don't think of it as being rejected. This is not rejection, but merely a small part of the business of writing; and one that should be taken with a grain of salt.