Irbis Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigil Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 To those still waiting, let me just say to be patient. It's worth the wait, trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erasus Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Aquilanus If it makes you feel any better I had to resubmit after the deadline, and due to their shoddy system I was placed at the very back of the queue for it. So at least you're not last ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineswords Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Also still waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Got my rejection, not at all surprised considering it was very last minute by me using a sample from several years back. Mind you, I wouldn't have been surprised if it was new work either haha. My vision of 40k and space marines doesn't seem to mesh all that well with what they want to publish, and that is without taking into account the fact that I may well just not be good enough for them. Anyway, back to my novel. 40k would be a fun aside, but it's not going to pay the bills. To anyone else who got rejected, chin up guys and girls. If you want to be a professional writer, you're going to get knocked back a lot, particularly if you're submitting to slush like with the way BL does their submissions. I'm actually super impressed they are responding to everyone at all, never mind so fast. Keep writing, write outside of GW properties, get yourself published anywhere you can, and one day you may well be telling them what you want to write for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Idaho Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Still not heard a peep. Frankly, I take that as a rejection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Still not heard a peep. Frankly, I take that as a rejection. Same for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erasus Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 3 months on and no reply, not sure if i'm the last still holding out but I think it's safe to say Black Library have already made their decisions. Best of luck to those who made it through! Let us know how it goes, I'd love to get some perspective of what it's like on the other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiftyyearslater Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 3 months on and no reply, not sure if i'm the last still holding out but I think it's safe to say Black Library have already made their decisions. Best of luck to those who made it through! Let us know how it goes, I'd love to get some perspective of what it's like on the other side You're not the last waiting. I did submit on the final day, and have heard nothing. Likewise, all the best to those who've been successful! Have they made a start on the second round yet? (If you're able and allowed to say that is.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Same here. I'm resigned to assuming I never will now. It would have been nice for them ro have made a statement on their sire or on their FB page saying that the read throughs are over. Oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loddfafnir113 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Just got my rejection. Gutted, but I appreciate them sticking to their word and letting me know. So if you've heard nothing yet, you still might! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Idaho Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Got my rejection but only after I politely asked if they had received my submission. They couldn't find it at first then 5 minutes later I get a rejection. Not impressed. Don't even think they read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irbis Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Got reply a few hours ago. Nope Looks like they're still at it, so if you didn't get reply yet, patience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large and Moving Torb Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Got my rejection last week while on vacation. I didn't have access to e-mail, so I didn't see it until yesterday. It was almost 2 months on the dot from my submission. While I hope they read it, I get the feeling they had already got what they wanted and just cut the rest off. I don't blame them, as they probably had a ton of stuff to look over. I'll polish my stuff up so in the future I can be on the leading edge of submissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warsmith Uveron Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I know alot of folk are still getting rejection letters, there is a interesting interview about this on the latest independent characters podcast. Was quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Idaho Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Linky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warsmith Uveron Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Linky? Sure The Episode can be found here Though you can also find it though most podcasting apps. (Thus allowing you to listen to it when away from your computer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldrick Shadowblade Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 turned in my submission at the deadline american time. No good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KramFoot Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I got through the first round near two months ago. Still in shock about it really. No word yet on what will happen next but here's hoping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Idaho Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Good luck to all who made it through the 1st round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMac Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Yep, good luck folks, it's how I got writing for BL. Also, fun fact - contrary to tales about the hopelessness of the submission window, almost half of BL's current writers landed the gig via just such a method of entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Rejected, but it wasn't my best work so I'm not surprised. I'll be trying again though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Heresy Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I got my rejection last week while on holiday. I was expecting it since this is the first time I've gone for anything like this. Time to prepare a pitch for next year and to work on my own ideas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A D-B Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Got my rejection but only after I politely asked if they had received my submission. They couldn't find it at first then 5 minutes later I get a rejection. Not impressed. Don't even think they read it. If it's any consolation, dude, they almost certainly did. BL has been crying out for authors in the last 12 months, with various veterans doing less/nothing at all/moving on. A lot of new names are showing up and/or will show up in the mix, which is always all to the good. This route may not be the best or most reliable way to get into writing 40K (that'd be getting published elsewhere and coming to BL with passion for the setting), but nothing ventured, nothing gained, and when they run these events lately, it's out of need. There's no benefit to organising it and then not reading entries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornestar Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I know alot of folk are still getting rejection letters, there is a interesting interview about this on the latest independent characters podcast. Was quite interesting. I'll second this. Lots of good advice for people submitting work to Black Library, absolutely worth a listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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