If I am not mistaken, today is ANALOG/ASTOUNDING’s 79th birthday. For those who don’t know, ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION is the longest continuously running science fiction magazine around. It started up in 1930 (when my Grandpa was 10 years old!) and is still going strong today. (In the 1960s, the name was changed to ANALOG). It is usually considered to be the "major" science fiction magazine market.
On a related note, I have a story that’s been out at ANALOG for 31 days now (that’s longer than any story I’ve ever submitted there, but I attribute that to the holidays). Last night, I had a dream that I received a "rejection slip" from Stanley Schmidt, editor of ANALOG for 30 years now. What was strange about it was that it was a long, handwritten note (several pages) with questions about the story scrawled in between references to various articles on the science contained within the story. There was not a word saying that the story was accepted or rejected. This is interesting because mabfan, in a radio interview, described getting a similar letter from Stan and not knowing whether this meant Stan wanted a rewrite or not. To me, it’s just a sign that the submitted story is in my mind. One other thing about the dream: in his note, Stan asked "What happened to Norman?" (Norman is the protagonist in the story)–implying that the ending was not clear. This is contrary to the actual story where it is very clear (to me) what happens to Norman.
Heading off to go shopping now. Hoping to get some writing in later today.
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