Update: Or The Reasons There Ain't Been One · 7:27pm Mar 19th, 2013
So a while back, I said I was submitting Rats in the Belfry and City of Brass to EQD. I said I wouldn't post any updates to the former until it had been either accepted or declined. I Pinkie Promise'd that I would immediately begin updating Rats in the Belfry as soon as I got my response.
It's been over three weeks.
I've kept my promise.
See, Rats in the Belfry hasn't gotten a response yet. EQD doesn't review according to an actual queue, so I'm still waiting. I'd hoped I could finish Rats in the Belfry before Script Frenzy, but it's clear that's not gonna happen now. So it's gonna have to go on a hiatus come April. If anybody's actually been waiting, I'm sorry. I really wanted to be able to wrap things up so I could focus on my script, but the EQD prereaders have been sluggish of late and my story is clearly one they're putting off. For whatever reason.
With any luck, Rats will soon be declined for good (or accepted, though that's starting to look unlikely), and I'll be able to get at least one chapter up before April. I've enjoyed writing chapters 9-13 a great deal and I look forward to uploading them.
Oh, also, I have a new story I'm working on called Flashes on the Horizon. I may try to upload it soon to make up for the lull.
In the meantime, cheers.
Why do you figure it's likely it'll be rejected? I think you've tried really hard on it and it's really great.
932304 Well, in my experience, delays generally mean nobody wants to have to go over the story. That's often why I delay reviews, when it's not just laziness.
I'm not trying to be the "forced pessimist" who assumes the worst so he can act all humble when his story gets accepted/get extra pity when his story doesn't. I'm just a little skeptical that my story's gonna go anywhere. Still, I can always hope for City of Brass.
934035 Don't worry I didn't get that vibe from you at all.