I’m seeing lots of people posting their Submission Stats for the year on the site that shall not be named so I thought I’d join in, especially as I feel that transparency and honesty are a part of my thing in my weekly talk story so here it goes - as of December 22, 2023 (8:00am Japan Standard Time):

• Submissions: 240

• Acceptances: 32

• Rejections: 181

• Pending: 47

• Withdrawals: 47

• Acceptance Rate: 13.7%

All of this data is based on my Duotrope account. I think it’s been a good year but I don’t know if this is sustainable, so it’s another thing I will need to think about going forward. Also, I would like to say that I have only submitted once this month and December is almost over, so I might be done subbing for the year unless I feel the urge for a submission spree.

With 181 rejections, I’m tied for second place in the Rejection Competition! I am hoping to get to 200 rejections by the end of the year but we shall see. If you are interested in joining me and other writers who are keeping track of our rejections and our acceptances and our nominations/awards, please click the link and check it out!!

Also, Awakenings is now available on Kindle for those who want to read it but can’t get a physical copy! We are on the second print run which is wonderful news!

And that’s about it this week, sending light and love and lots of creativity!