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erazmus
Master

Date Joined Jul 2005
Total Posts : 4475

Posted 12/17/2007 1:59 PM (GMT -4)

Sorry to hear that, but at least they let you know. I recently got a reply to a query on a sub that had been out for ten months, saying the project was cancelled. I've been on the other end of that so I know its a tough thing both ways . . .

I'm still waiting to hear from Serpentarius, hope never fades. I just hope they have a killer launch and stick around for a while.

Mike

Camille Alexa
fictionista

Date Joined Jun 2007
Total Posts : 602

Posted 1/25/2008 5:08 PM (GMT -4)

Anybody heard anything solid from these guys lately?

TL Morganfield
Neophyte

Date Joined Oct 2005
Total Posts : 174

Posted 1/25/2008 6:46 PM (GMT -4)

I sent a query via their contact form about 2 weeks ago but haven't heard anything back yet.

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The Feathered Serpent's Nest (Blog)

Forthcoming stories:

"My Sweet Andromache" in Nanobison, December 2007
"So Weeps the Thunderbird" in Lilith Unbound, TBA

Available stories:

"What Makes Us Strong" in Atomjack, November 2007
"Love, Blood and Octi" in Paradox, October 2007
"The Divine Conquest of Mexico" in Sorcerous Signals, August 2007
"The Last Arabian Prince" in Atomjack, November 2006
"Dedication" in Dragons, Knights & Angels, also available in Distant Passages 2.

RHFay
Sage

Date Joined Nov 2007
Total Posts : 1576

Posted 1/25/2008 6:53 PM (GMT -4)

I received this automatic acknowledgment on Dec 3rd, the same day my submission was sent:

:SUBMISSION:RECEIVED:QUEUED:NK:
:MESSAGE:
You can expect a reply within five weeks. Thank you for submitting to
Serpentarius. N. E. Dix, Editor
:END:

I'll give them another couple of weeks, and then I'll send a query.

"I'm going to do what the warriors of old did. I'm going to recite poetry!" Andrew of Armar.

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erazmus
Master

Date Joined Jul 2005
Total Posts : 4475

Posted 1/25/2008 8:18 PM (GMT -4)

And I've queried, but it sounds like they are just swamped and wading through. Patience is the key.
Mike

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"Dutchman Rescue"in Continuum SF #6
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"An Incident at Black Tongue Tavern" in _Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy_ from Fantasist Enterprises:

www.fantasistent.com/books/anthologies/BASH.php
"Stains" in Tales of the Talisman 3-1 www.zianet.com/hadrosaur/index.html
"Morning Coffee" in Every Day Fiction
www.everydayfiction.com/morning-coffee-by-michael-d-turner/
"The Jewel Below" in Flashing Swords
flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue8/vol2-iss8-05.htm
"Happy Landings" in Every Day Fiction
www.everydayfiction.com/happy-landings-by-michael-d-turner/
"Teller of Tales" in Every day Fiction
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edward-mckeown
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Posted 2/27/2008 6:14 PM (GMT -4)

My piece may be in the pile next to yours...patience..patience...

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RHFay
Sage

Date Joined Nov 2007
Total Posts : 1576

Posted 2/27/2008 6:52 PM (GMT -4)

I sent Serpentarius a query on February 2nd inquiring about the status of my submission sent on December 3rd, and haven't received a response yet.

It seems like they have quite a bit of slush to wade through. Maybe they need a snow shovel!

"I'm going to do what the warriors of old did. I'm going to recite poetry!"

Richard H. Fay - Azure Lion Productions

http://azurelionproductions.com

erazmus
Master

Date Joined Jul 2005
Total Posts : 4475

Posted 2/28/2008 3:12 PM (GMT -4)

I don't mind the wait if they say yes, I just hate it when they say no.
Mike

RHFay
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Date Joined Nov 2007
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Posted 2/28/2008 4:10 PM (GMT -4)

erazmus said...
I don't mind the wait if they say yes, I just hate it when they say no.
Mike

What I hate the most is when they don't say anything at all. Although, it is easier to take a long wait if the answer is eventually yes.

"I'm going to do what the warriors of old did. I'm going to recite poetry!"

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Christopher_Heath
Eternal Champion

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Posted 3/1/2008 8:35 PM (GMT -4)

I forget what story I sent, but it was a trunk story because all my A list tales in that word range were already out. Got a rejection of course, but they noted they really liked my style and to keep submitting, so that was nice. The rejection was quite awhile ago, so don't take that as a sign they are active at the moment (I have no idea).

Edit: I shouldn't say "trunk story", more like a B list story.

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"Azieran: Kaiburr the Rotund" in Strange Worlds of Lunacy Antho by CyberAliens

"Azieran: Claimed by Birthright" in Return of the Sword by Flashing Swords Press

"Azieran: Oathbreaker's Promise" in Flashing Swords

"Azieran: The Hollow Kings" in Flashing Swords

"Azieran: Adairos" in Tower of Light Fantasy

"Azieran: Savior in a Flask" in Magic and Mechanica by Ricasso Press

"Azieran: The Travelers Four" in Black Dragon, White Dragon by Ricasso Press

"Azieran: The Breaking of Hell's Bones" in Black Sails by 1018 Press

"Azieran: Distilling the Essence" in Sails and Sorcery by Fantasist Enterprises

+ others

DraperJC
Fictional

Date Joined Aug 2007
Total Posts : 58

Posted 4/6/2008 10:38 PM (GMT -4)

Well, I submitted a story on 12/09/07 and go the same automated acknowledgment as above. Still haven't heard anything back. I thought I waited well past the five weeks and then sent a request for status but couldn't find anything in my 'sent' or 'writing' folder. Anyhow, I sent another request for status to them today. It's been almost 4 months so we'll see what happens.

I hope I get word soon because this is a story that I originally intended to submit elsewhere but they were closed for subs. Now that market is about to open back up.

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RHFay
Sage

Date Joined Nov 2007
Total Posts : 1576

Posted 4/7/2008 1:23 PM (GMT -4)

I was actually going to ask if anyone heard from Serpentarius recently. I haven't heard back regarding my query sent February 2nd regarding a poem submitted to them on December 3rd.

As I said earlier, no reply at all is the worst. I've seen a few markets like that (mostly literary) - no reply if it's a rejection. Some state that they don't reply to rejections in their guidelines, while with others you just have to make that assumption.

Crazy, I tell you, crazy!

"I'm going to do what the warriors of old did. I'm going to recite poetry!"

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Gustavo
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Date Joined Aug 2007
Total Posts : 1149

Posted 4/7/2008 1:52 PM (GMT -4)

Silence here asa well. More than three months worth.

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erazmus
Master

Date Joined Jul 2005
Total Posts : 4475

Posted 4/7/2008 2:07 PM (GMT -4)

Well I sent them a story on 12/2/07, I first queried on 1/20/08, the five weeks they call for having passed. I sent them a second query, with no reply to my first, on 4/2/08. We'll see.
Note that I know they are swamped, and the first issue looked very good. They pay very well. I'll wait them out and hope for a reply to my queries before their second issue.
I just hope they have a second issue, and a third, and so forth. I can't break into a market that doesn't last long enough for me to show them more than one story, at least not often. I will query again in June, or after the second issue has been out more than a week. I just hope they make it that far.

Mike

Daniel Ausema
Acolyte

Date Joined May 2007
Total Posts : 298

Posted 4/7/2008 2:41 PM (GMT -4)

I'm in the same boat waiting since early December :-(

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SilviaMG
Neophyte

Date Joined Feb 2008
Total Posts : 51

Posted 4/7/2008 4:51 PM (GMT -4)

I also queried, since I was waiting since the beginning of December, and received no answer. I sent an e-mail withdrawing my story recently and got a reply to that one in which they acknowledge my withdrawal. I'm not sure what's going on with this market but that's the bit of info I have to share.

erazmus
Master

Date Joined Jul 2005
Total Posts : 4475

Posted 4/7/2008 4:53 PM (GMT -4)

Thanks. It is one more datum on the chart.
Mike

Michael Anthony
Stablehand

Date Joined Apr 2008
Total Posts : 2

Posted 4/8/2008 2:49 PM (GMT -4)

I subbed to Serpentarius in November 2007, queried at the end of January 2008 per their guidelines, got no response. At this point I am wondering if they are a dead market. Does anyone have any insight into this?

erazmus
Master

Date Joined Jul 2005
Total Posts : 4475

Posted 4/8/2008 4:56 PM (GMT -4)

None what-so-ever. There have been no postings or activity on their site since shortly after the first issue came out, as far as I can tell, and the enigmatic N. E. Dix hasn't replied to many queries. Didn't someone say she aknowledged a withdraw recently? That would be the first anyone I know of has heard from her for a while, if that was recent.
But oh how I hope its going okay.

Mike

Jordan Lapp
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Date Joined Sep 2006
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Posted 4/8/2008 5:05 PM (GMT -4)

Might be another Noctem Aeternus. I hope not, but at this point it's difficult to discern their profit model.

Duotrope reports the last response received on 16 December.

Apparently 25% of their submissions have been withdrawn by the author with another 12.5% being "assumed rejections" (ie no word received). Those are pretty rough numbers.

Jordan Lapp

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Camille Alexa
fictionista

Date Joined Jun 2007
Total Posts : 602

Posted 4/8/2008 9:26 PM (GMT -4)

Jordan Lapp said...
Might be another Noctem Aeternus. I hope not, but at this point it's difficult to discern their profit model.

Duotrope reports the last response received on 16 December.

Apparently 25% of their submissions have been withdrawn by the author with another 12.5% being "assumed rejections" (ie no word received). Those are pretty rough numbers.

I also submitted a story Dec. 1. got an acknowledment Dec. 2 promising an anwer within 5 weeks, then nothing, including no response to a query.

I'd call them another Sniplets.

As Jordan says, those are rough numbers.

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DraperJC
Fictional

Date Joined Aug 2007
Total Posts : 58

Posted 4/8/2008 11:59 PM (GMT -4)

I understand things taking a while to respond to each author when you've got a staff of one or two. What makes me scratch my head the most is the lack of movement on their site. You'd think a new market would want to provide general updates or something in this world of hyper-interactivity.

Joshua 24:15b "As for me and my house..."

My blog, full of writing lessons, reviews, and the occasional travelogue: Scriptorius Rex

Michael Anthony
Stablehand

Date Joined Apr 2008
Total Posts : 2

Posted 4/9/2008 8:31 AM (GMT -4)

Camille Alexa said...

Jordan Lapp said...
Might be another Noctem Aeternus. I hope not, but at this point it's difficult to discern their profit model.

Duotrope reports the last response received on 16 December.

Apparently 25% of their submissions have been withdrawn by the author with another 12.5% being "assumed rejections" (ie no word received). Those are pretty rough numbers.

I also submitted a story Dec. 1. got an acknowledment Dec. 2 promising an anwer within 5 weeks, then nothing, including no response to a query.

I'd call them another Sniplets.

As Jordan says, those are rough numbers.

What happened with Sniplets? I've heard of folks having their stories accepted by them, and Duo shows their most recent activity at March 25th, 2008.

TL Morganfield
Neophyte

Date Joined Oct 2005
Total Posts : 174

Posted 4/9/2008 10:11 AM (GMT -4)

I've had something with them since late November and my multiple queries have gone unanswered. I haven't quite grown impatient enough to withdraw yet. Every time I try to download the first issue, Acrobat gives me an error message and it can't display the document, so maybe I should take that as a sign that it's time to move onto a market where I can actually read the material they're publishing.

www.tlmorganfield.com
The Feathered Serpent's Nest (Blog)

One World stories:

"Night Bird Soaring" in GUD, issue #3 (forthcoming)
"What Makes Us Strong" in Atomjack, November 2007
"The Last Arabian Prince" in Atomjack, November 2006
"Dedication" in Dragons, Knights & Angels, also available in Distant Passages 2.

Sixth Sun Rising stories:

"Ancient Artifacts" in Tales of Moreauvia (forthcoming)
"Love, Blood and Octi" in Paradox, October 2007
"The Divine Conquest of Mexico" in Sorcerous Signals, August 2007

Non-series fiction:

"My Sweet Andromache" in Nanobison, (forthcoming)
"So Weeps the Thunderbird" in Lilith Unbound, (forthcoming

erazmus
Master