Once Upon a Moonless Night
Description
It’s the fear—not of the dark—but rather what lurks in the dark.
The terror that the mind can feel, but cannot see.
The whisper on the wind, heard but not understood.
The ephemeral mist that curls around your legs and sends chills deep into your bones.
You know that you shouldn’t go out in the night, shouldn’t heed its seductive call.
Night after night the darkness beckons. You know that one day soon you’ll lose your resolve, give in, and become the darkness. There’ll be no going back once you do.
These are the tales whispered in dark corners. Of good people pushed too far. Stories of revenge and redemption for past wrongdoings. Stories that excite the mind where what seems to be true isn’t always the case.
Dark, foreboding, full of suspense, can you weave the story of what happens during the moonless night?
The terror that the mind can feel, but cannot see.
The whisper on the wind, heard but not understood.
The ephemeral mist that curls around your legs and sends chills deep into your bones.
You know that you shouldn’t go out in the night, shouldn’t heed its seductive call.
Night after night the darkness beckons. You know that one day soon you’ll lose your resolve, give in, and become the darkness. There’ll be no going back once you do.
These are the tales whispered in dark corners. Of good people pushed too far. Stories of revenge and redemption for past wrongdoings. Stories that excite the mind where what seems to be true isn’t always the case.
Dark, foreboding, full of suspense, can you weave the story of what happens during the moonless night?
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Market Genres
Genres
GeneralHorror
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
250 to 1000 words
5 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
5 cents/word
Novelette
7500 to 8000 words
5 cents/word
Novelette
8000 to 15000 words
$400/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 121 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 13 | Average: 88.29 | Median: 84 | Max: 171
Responded:
92.56%
Accepted:
2.47% - avg 131 days
Rejected:
90.08% - avg 87 days
(2.75% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.82%
Lost/Returned:
0.82%
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
6.61%
Pending:
There are 13 pending responses.
(86 min | 133.00 average | 150 median | 169 max days waiting)
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Submission Timeline for Once Upon a Moonless Night
Submission Timeline
2024/03/15
2024/04/24
2024/06/03
2024/07/14
2024/08/23
2024/10/03
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2025/02/01
2025/03/14
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Listing added: 23 September 2024
Last officially checked: 27 September 2024