So as you know, I've been wondering about whether or not Abilities Magazine was going to accept my pitch. It had been a while since I sent it in and and as I didn't know if they were the type of publication that informs you of rejection, I was getting a little worried that I hadn't heard anything. My friend Aaron also pitched for this issue so I decided that if he hadn't heard anything either, they were underway and I'd been rejected. Sure enough he hadn't heard anything and was convinced that at such a late date, it was a sure sign of rejection. So, I was a little disappointed, but not exactly surprised. I mean it was my first pitch ever so it's not like the odds were in my favour. Anyway, after I finished talking to Aaron I checked my E-mail...and sure enough, there was the E-mail from Abilities.
They've accepted my idea for publication--1500 WD article with a deadline of June 19th (Yikes, a little sooner than I thought) but the best part is that upon publication I get $250! Woo, I will officially be a paid journalist! ...Now I just need to pull it off.
Oh, so I got a response to the E-mail that I sent to the organizers of the Douglas Coupland event. There was definitely a defensive undertone, which is definitely expected in cases like these. But the guy generally understood my arguments...and *almost* validated my feelings. To "smooth" everything over...or to cover their asses more like=p, Pages is giving me a $50 gift certificate. I feel kind of bad cuz it's really not necessary, but why look a gift horse in the mouth right? I guess being a shit disturber pays off sometimes.
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