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The Gunslinger
Black Ink Fiction




Description
Stories about the ordinary citizens of the old west and their interactions with the gunslingers of legend. You can use any of the big names in your story (Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Jesse James, Wild Bill, etc.), but they should be secondary characters, with your MC as an ordinary, unknown person. Think of these as the stories that formed the legend and gave these fellas their clout.


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Market Genres
Genres
Western

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
500 to 1000 words
Non-Paying

Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
Non-Paying

Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
Non-Paying



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
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 1 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 672 | Average: 672.00 | Median: 672 | Max: 672
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
100.00% - avg 672 days
Rejected:
- (0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
-

Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.


Submission Timeline for The Gunslinger
Submission Timeline
2024/01/11
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2024/03/31
2024/05/11
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2025/01/09
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Listing added: 28 March 2022


Last officially checked: 4 April 2023


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