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4/3/2018 14 Comments

Sometimes You Hit a Bull's-Eye

PictureCatherine target shooting with her hunting rifle
I received the good news that my short story Real Cowgirls Don't Cry sold to Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Writers know how slow news of acceptance or rejection for this market can be, but the magazine is one of a rare few premier paying markets for mystery short fiction. It is worth the wait. This will be my 7th story in AHMM. I am beyond thrilled!

For the record, I waited over eleven months for this acceptance, from date of submission to the email offering to buy the story. The last two stories I submitted to AHMM were rejected. It may be several months before the story makes its appearance in the magazine. I will repeat: it's worth the wait.

Real Cowgirls Don't Cry involves characters from my story The Last Real Cowboy, published by AHMM in September 2014.

The photo: I did not hit a bull's-eye during target practice last month. My husband did - 4 times. He's had lots more practice than me. That's what it takes, in target shooting or writing - lots and lots of practice, resulting in those moments of success. My sale of Real Cowgirls Don't Cry was a writerly bull's-eye!

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Robert Lopresti link
4/3/2018 06:32:16 am

Congrats, Cathy. I look forward to reading it. Pretty soon you'll be hearing as I do: "Wow, it must be nice that Hitchcock accepts all your stuff." Then, like me, you can laugh ironically.

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Jacqueline Seewald link
4/3/2018 06:36:07 am

Catherine,

Congrats! That's great news.

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Catherine Dilts
4/3/2018 06:39:14 am

Thank you, Jacqueline! It takes patience to submit stories to AHMM.

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Catherine Dilts
4/3/2018 06:37:58 am

Rob, I could have mentioned that my last two submissions were rejected. Yes, ironic laughter.

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Susan Oleksiw link
4/3/2018 07:35:06 am

Congratulations! Yes, getting an acceptance from AHMM is a thrill, for your first or your twentieth. I agree the acceptance is worth the wait.

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Catherine Dilts
4/3/2018 11:35:17 am

Susan, you've had several stories in AHMM that I've enjoyed very much.

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Earl Staggs link
4/3/2018 08:27:06 am

Kudos and congrats, Cathy. May this be the first of many AHMM acceptances.

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Catherine Dilts
4/3/2018 11:35:37 am

Thank you!

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Cordia Booth
4/3/2018 08:34:55 am

Congratulations! I'm flabbergasted! Why I think I'll have to go subscribe to the magazine, if you're such a frequent contributor.

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Catherine Dilts
4/3/2018 11:37:31 am

Cordia, the magazine is well worth a subscription. Lot's a great stories every issue.

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Brenda Hill link
4/3/2018 11:14:14 am

That's so exciting! Congratulations! I'll keep watch for the story.

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Catherine Dilts
4/3/2018 11:38:14 am

Brenda, it may be several months before the story appears. I'll be sure to let folks know when it does.

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Eve Fisher
4/3/2018 01:26:45 pm

Congratulations, Cathy! That's great news!

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Shelley Kubitz Mahannah
4/3/2018 05:38:36 pm

Huge congrats!

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