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Thanks for this Terrific Rejection!
No, really. I mean it.
I recently submitted a story to a Medium pub and asked to be added as a writer.
Of course, before I did that, I read their Writer’s Guidelines. I also spent some time reading that pub to make sure my story would fit in.
They published good essays. I’d be proud to be part of their line-up. But I had one question. The pub, Catness, ran personal essays by writers about their cats.
The essay I wanted to submit was a humor piece about a proposed cat-related law.
I knew that cat people would enjoy it. But was it right for this pub?
I wouldn’t have wasted the editor’s time if my essay was obviously wrong for the pub. For instance, I wouldn’t send them a story about a dog or a ferret. But a humor piece about taking a paid sick day to take care of your cat? That just might work.
I’ve had editors bend the rules for me a bit if they fell in love with the piece I’d submitted.
