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Monday, April 03, 2006

"Serious literary fiction with a pop edge."

I guess I received a sort of backhanded compliment for my novel Into the Sunset. This is a rejection I received today from the small press Impetus:

Dear Me.(sic) Capone,

While your novel sounds interesting, Impetus doesn't publish mainstream
fiction--only serious literary fiction with a pop edge, that falls
in-between the mainstream and commercial presses.

All best,

Jennifer Banash

Publisher
Impetus Press


So, my work isn't "serious" or "literary," but it is mainstream. Woo-hoo! That's what I've been trying to tell everyone else who rejected it!

3 comments:

SusanD said...

Don, if something is funny, it's often not taken "seriously". And, your work is VERY funny. That said, I think it's also "serious".

Donald Capone said...

Hey Mark,
I have two subs still out with small presses (and I'll probably try a few more), but I also have something else up my sleeve (more on that later).

Ans Susan, thanks for the support!

Donald Capone said...

That's interesting. I didn't know that. Guess her book is "serious" with a "pop" edge." Thanks for the info!