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Another Rejection

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By Matthew J. FrommPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Another Rejection
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The letter fell to the floor. Even if the letters weren’t precisely in big red font, “Rejected” was easy enough to understand.

Ridiculous!

Their very response rendered my premise unimpeachable.

I lost count of the rejections, all bearing essentially identical messages.

These publishers couldn’t appreciate how I meticulously executed, documented, and validated all seven methods in the book.

The flames devoured the letter as I slid on my boots, the rest of my tools already prepared.

Their reviews said it was “unrealistic”, “impossible”, “penny dreadful caliber fiction”, blah, blah, blah.

I guess Getting Away with Murder needed additional hands-on testing.

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Matthew J. Fromm

Full-time nerd, history enthusiast, and proprietor of arcane knowledge.

Here there be dragons, knights, castles, and quests (plus the occasional dose of absurdity).

I can be reached at [email protected]

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