Angeló Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Your Neopian Times submission Message: [Report Message] Dear Angelo, Thank you for submitting to the Neopian Times. Currently your submission (note: i removed the name to keep it as a surprise) is being held over and may be considered for future publication in the Neopian Times. There is no need to submit your submission again, as it is saved by the editor. ... does this mean I'm in ?? I remember they sent me this email when I submitted my Gallery for the Spotlight and I actually won ... :rolleyes_anim: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Didn't Shannon get a poem held over? I haven't heard anything about it since. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but hey, it's better than nothing at all, right? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeló Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 yes of course it's better than a rejection hehe ... i hope i'm not excited over nothing :mellow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkt Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I think that's the standard message to let you know that you're in. (: Otherwise, they'd send you a rejection notice. But the last time I submitted anything was years and years ago so it could have changed by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoterza Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I got the "held over" note for a poem I submitted last month. Still haven't heard anything back since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeló Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 I got the "held over" note for a poem I submitted last month. Still haven't heard anything back since. if it's for a special day , then they must be saving it for then ... but my article is not for a certain occasion ... I hope it gets published soon :guiltysmiley: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy ♥ Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Its not bad news - it means exactly what they said, that they like your entry and that they just didn't have enough room to publish it this week. It doesn't mean you are in for sure, but its the first step... about 80% on entries given that notice ARE published. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeló Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! thx Izzy :D they better publish it .. I spent a whole week writing it :worried: or maybe Snowflake will email me to tell me to fix some things ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy ♥ Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 No. If you got that notice, it means that there isn't anything to change - otherwise your notice would have said vaguely what was wrong and invited you to resubmit once you had fixed the problem. For example, my AC comic that was published today got that notice last week... because last week's NT was the 500th they had lots of issue 500-specific entries to publish, and no room for mine given that it wasn't related to the special issue. They published my comic this week instead. For my previous entries that received that mail, it has taken up to 2 months to publish (though they have all been published eventually). I have heard from others though that occasionally they don't get around to publishing things that they've held over xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 a friend of mine got that message too a while ago. he got in, eventually, but i'm not sure if that email is a DEFINITE yes :P good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parry Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Being held over is good - it means that there is a good chance that it will get in. Note that it's not guaranteed - there's a possibility it could be rejected as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masaryk Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Congratulations! That's pretty exciting news. :yes: My first NT story got held over, which worked in my favour. I submitted it early in December, and it ended up being published in the Christmas issue, which earned me a special prize. Generally, getting held over means you will get published, just not in the next issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeló Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 awesome , thanks everyone for the encouragement .. I feel more confident now ... I have a good feeling now ... NomNomNom I just read your story ,,, its really good :rolleyes_anim: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parry Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Thank you :) I hope you get in, and I look forward to reading your piece (if I remember right, it's an article, isn't it?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeló Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 indeed it's an article ... albeit a long one .. about 2500 words :rolleyes_anim: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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