Depends. Currently he seems to be taking a little longer. I've heard back from him for some queries both before and after recent submissions (with "recent" meaning the past quarter). Prior to this, though, Mike was fairly quick at acknowledging receipt of a submission.
I know, for example, that I have a submission from early February that's currently unacknowledged. I fret over submissions a lot less now than I did a year or so ago, though. I'll probably send Mike an e-mail at the end of April/early May to check in on some things. I used to send those sorts of e-mails more frequently. ;)
My advice at this point would be that if you reach 6 weeks without hearing back from Mike one way or another, you should consider a follow up e-mail asking him to verify receipt. Don't resend the article, though, unless Mike asks you to. No sense cluttering up his inbox. :)
--John
Do I get a cookie? :)
Damn - I should've asked for a beer instead. :D
Anyway... The good news, ericthecleric, is I just got a reply from Mike for the submission I sent back in early February. So he's not kidding. ;) The bad news is it was a rejection. :(
The bad news is it was a rejection.
There goes your 33%.
Hey! If he's gonna get a cookie, I wanna cookie, too. And it should be warm, right outta the oven ....
Got milk?
Hey! If he's gonna get a cookie, I wanna cookie, too. And it should be warm, right outta the oven ....
Got milk?
What kind do you want? My bestest ones that I make are peanut butter chocolate chip.
* drools on the thread *
What kind do you want? My bestest ones that I make are peanut butter chocolate chip.
There goes the diet ...
Soy milk. ;)
Soy?!?!?
Here in Illinois, we grow soybeans .... But we don't eat 'em, or drink 'em, as the case may be.
I mean, having worked in bean fields, de-roging them as a summer job in my misspent youth, I can tell you that envisioning them as milk is quite a stretch.
Besides, we use soy ink at the newspaper. Honestly, how can you get milk AND ink from those little beans? Sounds like witchcraft to me.
Nope, here in Illinois we drink milk from COWS, preferably ones that reside in nearby Wisconsin, but we have a few chewin' their cud around here. And it's not any skimpy skim milk, or 2 percent, even. It's WHOLE milk, the kind that will leave a stain on the sides of the glass. We eat real CHEESE, too. Big chunks of it. If we're not loading it on pizza, we'll gnaw on a hunk of it in our hand. By the stone, baby! And we put real BUTTER on our potatoes and in everything else we cook too. (And you know where real Jell-O for dessert comes from too, don't you?)
And we creak, when we walk, because that's the sound of our arteries hardening beneath our leather jackets. The good life, yessiree.
Soy milk?
Does it come in chocolate? Cuz I ain't seen no chocolate soybean, but I've seen lotsa brown cows. But if there's chocolate soy milk, I'll give it a try.
Nope, here in Illinois we drink milk from COWS, preferably ones that reside in nearby Wisconsin, but we have a few chewin' their cud around here. And it's not any skimpy skim milk, or 2 percent, even. It's WHOLE milk, the kind that will leave a stain on the sides of the glass. We eat real CHEESE, too. Big chunks of it. If we're not loading it on pizza, we'll gnaw on a hunk of it in our hand. By the stone, baby! And we put real BUTTER on our potatoes and in everything else we cook too. (And you know where real Jell-O for dessert comes from too, don't you?)
It's a whole-milk only house I live in...and I like it that way! Real butter, real cheese. Unfortunately, Lactaid has become part of my diet - lactose intolerance snuck up on my this last year (dammit).
Took the family to Oman during Ramadan and had a real treat:
Camel milk blended with crushed dates!
Its like a super yummy date milk shake.
One must be careful with camel milk however it has a powerful effect on systems not used to - one does not want to venture far from the advanced plumbing of the hotel.
Dr. says no more whole milk, cheese, ice cream, damn cholesterol.
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Besides, we use soy ink at the newspaper. Honestly, how can you get milk AND ink from those little beans? Sounds like witchcraft to me.
Soy beans are magical. You can do anything with them! ;)
And we creak, when we walk, because that's the sound of our arteries hardening beneath our leather jackets. The good life, yessiree.
May you and Bulmahn enjoy your cowfest. I'll say a little remembrance for you when I and my clean arteries outlive you both. ;)
(Actually, I probably won't, but there's no good joke I can make about that.) ;D
Does it come in chocolate? Cuz I ain't seen no chocolate soybean, but I've seen lotsa brown cows. But if there's chocolate soy milk, I'll give it a try.
There is chocolate soy milk, and it is good. :)
Soy beans are magical. You can do anything with them! ;)
Amen, brother. They can keep their cow-juice, we got us some yummy bean-juice.
So anyway, how about those articles I sent you: "1001 Magical Applications for the Soy Bean," "Soy: It's not just for Adventurers!," "When the Soy Hits the Fan," and "Ecology of the Soy Elemental"?
Does it come in chocolate? Cuz I ain't seen no chocolate soybean, but I've seen lotsa brown cows. But if there's chocolate soy milk, I'll give it a try.There is chocolate soy milk, and it is good. :)
On very rare occasions, when the moon is right (it's made of green soy cheese you know), you can also find strawberry soymilk!
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So anyway, how about those articles I sent you: "1001 Magical Applications for the Soy Bean," "Soy: It's not just for Adventurers!," "When the Soy Hits the Fan," and "Ecology of the Soy Elemental"?
I fought epicly with Wes about that soy elemental ecology, but ultimately I was beat down by my carnivorous colleagues. ;)
Soy beans are magical. You can do anything with them! ;)
You mean, as in, "Jack-and-the-Beanstalk" magical?
Or, as in, "beans, beans, the magical fruit, the more you eat, the more you toot"?(Actually, I probably won't, but there's no good joke I can make about that.) ;D
Positive thoughts, young man. Positive thoughts.
On very rare occasions, when the moon is right (it's made of green soy cheese you know), you can also find strawberry soymilk!
Good news for my daughter! She loves all things strawberry, including Strawberry Shortcake, these days.
Welcome to my world...
Goat's-milk - the elixir of LIFE!
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You mean, as in, "Jack-and-the-Beanstalk" magical?
Or, as in, "beans, beans, the magical fruit, the more you eat, the more you toot"?
I mean Jack-and-the-Beanstalk magical. Mm, mm... tastes like magic.
Positive thoughts, young man. Positive thoughts.
Hai, hai. That's what my girlfriend keeps saying, too. :D
Welcome to my world...
... a magical place filled with Disney Princesses, Dora the Explorer and enough Barbie to make a toy chest look like a Pepto Bismol explosion, I imagine.
At least that's what my daughter's room looks like.
Hai, hai. That's what my girlfriend keeps saying, too. :D
Sounds like a keeper. She must like anime.
Welcome to my world...... a magical place filled with Disney Princesses, Dora the Explorer and enough Barbie to make a toy chest look like a Pepto Bismol explosion, I imagine.
At least that's what my daughter's room looks like.
You forgot Polly Pockets and My Little Pony. ;) And she has all the attitude of a teenager in a handy 5 year old size container. *twitch*
Polly got banned ... too many little parts left all over everywhere that never got picked up ...
She never latched onto My Little Pony ... however my 2YO son absolutely LOVES horses, all types of horses ...
I love My Little Ponies! I have about 50. :)
-Amber S.
I just tried some vanilla flavored soy milk. It's okay, but what makes me wonder is that my 3 year old refused it and gave me a look like "that ain't milk, dad, what are you...stupid?"
I prefer dark beer for keeping my arteries clean...and red wine...and dark chocolate....but mostly dark beer....right now I'm drinking homebrewed Nut Brown Ale...added extra hops for that extra spicy kick and aroma....aaaahhhhh, beer.......God loves us.
I'll save that soy milk for breakfast....
Staying on topic--I really enjoyed "The Tide of Battle" class act from #343...pretty cool feats. The others were good, too...the urban markers were different and the arcane and divine class acts were interesting twists. I mostly use class act articles for one-shot villains or unique NPC's, not necessarily as a wholesale adoption for my game. I'm glad they've gone to two pages, as some of the one-page ones were just more of a teaser sometimes.
Look! Amber's returned from Xendrik! How was the trip?
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May you and Bulmahn enjoy your cowfest. I'll say a little remembrance for you when I and my clean arteries outlive you both. ;)(Actually, I probably won't, but there's no good joke I can make about that.) ;D
Ha.. shows what you know.. I may eat cow, but I usually drink soymilk at home.. or rather.. it is what we use to cook.
GF + Cowjuice = Bad
JB + Cowjuice = Good
End Result.. we use soy.. ugg
Jason Bulmahn
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That tall guy from Wisconsin.. with the leather jacket.
I love My Little Ponies! I have about 50. :)
-Amber S.
When I was a kid, I had the My Little Pony castle in all its Pepto Bismol Pink glory. Majesty (the My Little Pony queen for those that don't know) gathered up her allies, the Popples, and led an assault on Castle Greyskull! The Dinobots guarding its front gates were no match for the extradimensional storing powers of the Popples. Soon they fell and only Skeletor, Evil Lyn and He-Man were left to defend Greyskull...
My brother didn't stand a chance against my Pepto Bismol Castle of DOOOOOOOOOM!!!
Coincidentally, I now hate the color pink. I think it may have been because of the pink canopy bed I had when I was a kid. *shudders* Pink, blargh!
:ROFL:
At Thanksgiving last year, we asked my daughter (4 at the time) what she was thankful for. She pondered for a moment, then answered, "Pink!"
We took her and her brother out shopping last weekend for summer clothes. Everything she picked was pink! We had to talk her into other colors. Things like, "You know, Sweetie, if you buy this pair of black shorts you can wear it with any of your pink shirts."
We're in the process of re-doing her room; right now, it's still "baby" themed. You guessed it; everything she picks - paint, curtains, bed stuff, and so on - is pink.
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Ha.. shows what you know.. I may eat cow, but I usually drink soymilk at home.. or rather.. it is what we use to cook.
GF + Cowjuice = Bad
JB + Cowjuice = GoodEnd Result.. we use soy.. ugg
Jason Bulmahn
Managing Editor of Dragon
That tall guy from Wisconsin.. with the leather jacket.
You drink soy milk? I didn't realize you left Wisconsin with pitchforks and torches at your back. ;D
I guess it depends on whether he has plans ever to return.
You guessed it; everything she picks - paint, curtains, bed stuff, and so on - is pink.
I can empathize, brother.
Okay everybody, just letting you know that the oldest email in my inbox is dated April 1st.
If you sent me an important email in February or March and didn't get a reply from me, I don't have it. Resend it.
Let's see if I can't get through April before the end of May... ;)
If by important you mean proposals then I have just resent mine. :)
Is there a place or database that we could query as to not waste time on already reviewed things? For example, the UA has a section on bloodlines, with some examples and rules for making more; I would like to see a lot more bloodlines available, but dont know what has been done already. The UA has a section on taint that I found very interesting and added to my campaign only to find out what kind of problems it caused and some solution of how to run taint successfully in a campaign setting whereas pc are exposed to taint quite a bit. I think this needs to be revisited for example.
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Is there a place or database that we could query as to not waste time on already reviewed things? For example, the UA has a section on bloodlines, with some examples and rules for making more; I would like to see a lot more bloodlines available, but dont know what has been done already. The UA has a section on taint that I found very interesting and added to my campaign only to find out what kind of problems it caused and some solution of how to run taint successfully in a campaign setting whereas pc are exposed to taint quite a bit. I think this needs to be revisited for example.
Your best bet is to just ask. As you did. :)
You should also get a subscription to Dragon or make sure not to miss a single thrilling issue. Not just to make sure you don't replicate what has been done, but also to help inspire you. It's a win-win-win situation (you win twice, plus we win too). :D
To answer your question: No, we haven't done any new UA bloodlines. Might be interesting, though. :)
Hmmm... it says Mike posted 19 minutes ago, but I don't see a post from the Class Act Grand Pubbah. I wonder if I need to upgrade my secret decoder ring? :P
edit: ah, there it is. Weird.
Actually, Dragon #325 (Nov 2004) has an article called Arcane Ancestry 2, which presents some bloodlines. Any article pitched now will be printed at least two years after that, though, so providing there's no overlap it should be fine.
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Actually, Dragon #325 (Nov 2004) has an article called Arcane Ancestry 2, which presents some bloodlines. Any article pitched now will be printed at least two years after that, though, so providing there's no overlap it should be fine.
True, but that article (since reprinted in part in Dragon Compendium I presented bloodline feats. Unearthed Arcana presents bloodlines as levels. We haven't run anything on the levels, to the best of my knowledge.
True, but that article (since reprinted in part in Dragon Compendium I presented bloodline feats. Unearthed Arcana presents bloodlines as levels. We haven't run anything on the levels, to the best of my knowledge.
Hehe, just when I thought I'd caught you out on your own magazine. Well played!