Unfair Rejection - What should I do?

[starhunter]

I posted three stories and all got rejected. I had ensured that each and every one of the submission guidelines are adhered. I ran the grammar check more than once. I had put up a formal disclaimer too at the beginning of the story. Yet, the stories have bounced. Our moderators wanted me to get in touch with a few voluntary editors for help. I have sent quite a few requests for which the editors are yet to respond.

I am confused but not dejected. I think Literotica seems to have different sets of rules from different people. Good Luck.

Starhunter

 

[BubblyBookworm]

I posted three stories and all got rejected. I had ensured that each and every one of the submission guidelines are adhered. I ran the grammar check more than once. I had put up a formal disclaimer too at the beginning of the story. Yet, the stories have bounced. Our moderators wanted me to get in touch with a few voluntary editors for help. I have sent quite a few requests for which the editors are yet to respond.

I am confused but not dejected. I think Literotica seems to have different sets of rules from different people. Good Luck.

Starhunter

Don't give up!!!

 

[starhunter]

I won't. I just wanted to know where I went wrong so that I can correct myself. Am I expecting too much? Don't know.

 

[Blind_Justice]

Rejected for what reason(s)?

 

[ElectricBlue]

I won't. I just wanted to know where I went wrong so that I can correct myself. Am I expecting too much? Don't know.

No-one can help or advise if you give no clues as to the reasons for rejection. If the feedback is "find an editor" then it's a fair guess that it's grammar.

"Different rules for different people" - maybe, when it comes to content, but advice to find an editor has nothing to do with content.

 

[SamScribble]

The bar here at Lit is set quite low. But it is set. What you consider to be a dandy, well-written story, may not pass Laurel’s sniff test. The fact that it has been suggested that you get in touch with a few editors, could mean several things. Punctuation. Grammar. Or even set out. (Big blocks of text are a no-no for online reading.) Funnily enough, there aren’t many stories that get rejected on ‘literary’ grounds.

Personally, I have never tried to recruit a volunteer editor. But I gather that it’s not that easy. I would suggest that you find a friendly ‘beta reader’, someone literate who can just read what you have written and give you an honest opinion.

Good luck.

 

[hylas_]

Don't use the volunteer editor's program, use the editor's forum (which, confusingly, is unrelated). It can still take a while to find an editor, but I ultimately always managed to.

 

[starhunter]

Rejected for what reason(s)?

No specific reasons given. I reiterate, I have gone through the submission guidelines again and again and to the best of my knowledge found nothing contrary to what was prescribed. I was asked to submit again and after that it got rejected not once but twice. I am confused; baffled.

 

[starhunter]

No-one can help or advise if you give no clues as to the reasons for rejection. If the feedback is "find an editor" then it's a fair guess that it's grammar.

"Different rules for different people" - maybe, when it comes to content, but advice to find an editor has nothing to do with content.

Exactly! I don't know the exact reason. What do I do? :-(

 

[starhunter]

The bar here at Lit is set quite low. But it is set. What you consider to be a dandy, well-written story, may not pass Laurel’s sniff test. The fact that it has been suggested that you get in touch with a few editors, could mean several things. Punctuation. Grammar. Or even set out. (Big blocks of text are a no-no for online reading.) Funnily enough, there aren’t many stories that get rejected on ‘literary’ grounds.

Personally, I have never tried to recruit a volunteer editor. But I gather that it’s not that easy. I would suggest that you find a friendly ‘beta reader’, someone literate who can just read what you have written and give you an honest opinion.

Good luck.

I am damn sure, my story would be one of those many first attempts by someone whose first language is not English. Well, although I am not sure about the narration, I had packed the story into several paragraphs with appropriate punctuations. what not?

Yes, I think the Voluntary Editor thing is just one of those things. Sorry to say this.

 

[starhunter]

Don't use the volunteer editor's program, use the editor's forum (which, confusingly, is unrelated). It can still take a while to find an editor, but I ultimately always managed to.

OMG! Why did I write the story at all? ))))))

 

[oggbashan]

No specific reasons given. I reiterate, I have gone through the submission guidelines again and again and to the best of my knowledge found nothing contrary to what was prescribed. I was asked to submit again and after that it got rejected not once but twice. I am confused; baffled.

Did you click on the 'rejected' marker? That usually gives some sort of reason.

 

[Handley_Page]

. Well, although I am not sure about the narration, I had packed the story into several paragraphs with appropriate punctuations. what not?

Incidentally, how many words in each story ?

 

[starhunter]

Did you click on the 'rejected' marker? That usually gives some sort of reason.

I have since resubmitted the stories again and currently the status is "Pending". Hopefully...? )))

 

[starhunter]

Incidentally, how many words in each story ?

Story.No.1:-4062 words
Story.No.2:-4247 words
Story.No.3:- 3749 words

All in excess of 750 words.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

can you send them in a word.doc attached to an email?

i'll take a quick look.

i'll PM an email addy.

 

[OmnislashXX]

I use Grammarly and other such tools, though I still get rejected due to punctuation errors. Usually, it has to do with dialogue. Keep editing and re-submitting.

 

[RejectReality]

If it's grammar, it's almost always to do with punctuation in dialogue.

"Comma instead of a period when you use tags after the quote," he said.

"All punctuation goes inside the quotes?" he asked.

He answered, "That's right."

Check those, and look closely, because they're easy to miss. For whatever reason, Laurel doesn't seem to miss them, though.

 

[jaF0]

Standard Disclaimer for what?

 

[ElectricBlue]

No specific reasons given. I reiterate, I have gone through the submission guidelines again and again and to the best of my knowledge found nothing contrary to what was prescribed. I was asked to submit again and after that it got rejected not once but twice. I am confused; baffled.

There are always reasons given for rejections - the site will send back a short list of questions (which look they are bot generated - that's because there are a range of standard responses). There will be something specific for you to address. I suggest you look more closely at exactly what has been said - since you've got three to consider.

 

[starhunter]

Thanks to all of you for your concern. I am glad to inform you that finally my first story has been published. 'The Bra Collector:01' under 'Celebrities & Fan Fiction'. I am delighted and thankful to the Moderators and those in the forum who volunteered to help me out. Cheers!

 

[uksnowy]

It is a problem issue, tell me about it, as with the category section, but the whole site is difficult to comprehend and navigate. You'll get loads of conflicting answers on any query you raise.
Glad to hear you're sorted now, good luck

 

[geronimo_appleby]

It is a problem issue, tell me about it, as with the category section, but the whole site is difficult to comprehend and navigate. You'll get loads of conflicting answers on any query you raise.
Glad to hear you're sorted now, good luck

i have to ask - why do you stay if it's such a pile of shite?

 

[katiekins1803]

The bar here at Lit is set quite low. But it is set. What you consider to be a dandy, well-written story, may not pass Laurel’s sniff test. The fact that it has been suggested that you get in touch with a few editors, could mean several things. Punctuation. Grammar. Or even set out. (Big blocks of text are a no-no for online reading.) Funnily enough, there aren’t many stories that get rejected on ‘literary’ grounds.

Personally, I have never tried to recruit a volunteer editor. But I gather that it’s not that easy. I would suggest that you find a friendly ‘beta reader’, someone literate who can just read what you have written and give you an honest opinion.

Good luck.

This is a shame! I love stories with big blocks of text, I like lots of description lol.
Hopefully my story once it is finished will pass Laurel's sniff test. I do plan to get it edited before submitting though.

 

[uksnowy]

I can answer, is it any of your business?