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Well, phooey.
I got an e-mail from the New York Times about the three puzzles I'd submitted last month. He liked the Sunday puzzle, but had a problem with one of the theme answers and the high word count (both of which I kind of anticipated); he'd be willing to look at a revision. The other two? Rejected outright. Crud.
*sigh* Oh, well, back to the drawing board. The Sunday one I'll probably revise completely from the ground up; it was one of the first large puzzles I did, and I could probably do better with it. Most of the themeless puzzle's problems are in one corner, one that has a lot of wiggle room, so I might try tinkering with it, too—but there's one abbreviation that he couldn't accept in a somewhat touchier location, which might be tricky to fix. The themed daily could probably be submitted elsewhere (he basically wasn't crazy about the theme). And then there's the bulging folder of other puzzles I have ready to go, some of which I'm not totally embarrassed by. So, much to do, much to do!
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*sigh*
*sigh* Oh, well, back to the drawing board. The Sunday one I'll probably revise completely from the ground up; it was one of the first large puzzles I did, and I could probably do better with it. Most of the themeless puzzle's problems are in one corner, one that has a lot of wiggle room, so I might try tinkering with it, too—but there's one abbreviation that he couldn't accept in a somewhat touchier location, which might be tricky to fix. The themed daily could probably be submitted elsewhere (he basically wasn't crazy about the theme). And then there's the bulging folder of other puzzles I have ready to go, some of which I'm not totally embarrassed by. So, much to do, much to do!
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*sigh*
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