Episode

Episode 155: Why Your Story Is Getting Rejected

Podcast
Dead Languages
Published
May 27, 2026
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4624
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Summary

The goblins have cracked the secret formula to why and how one short story submission gets accepted versus another. They've analyzed thousands of form rejection emails, they've infiltrated presses, they've bribed the editors' cats. They know all. And they are here to share it all with you!