Why was my effect declined?

frozono9 · Oct 15, 2014

I submitted this effect the other day. It was a free release, and I had never seen anything like it. Today I received an email telling me that "your effect isn't fit for the Wire". If somebody could further enhance their reason, that would be great.

Thanks,

Alex
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wpC8lfL7Vw&feature=youtu.be[/video]

baguette · Oct 15, 2014

Sorry to sound harsh but your effect lacked practice, it wasn't smooth, it wasn't flowing and it really appears to NOT be a good fit for the wire. I've had 4/5 of my effects declined and looking back at them i realised why and so will you in a few months.

Practice

WitchDocIsIn · Oct 15, 2014

I'd have to agree with baguette.

You weren't ready to publish this - even if no one has palmed a card out of that particular flourish before, your demo video there was poorly done. You fumble with the deck trying to get prepped for longer than you're doing anything else. It's sloppy and unprofessional.

frozono9 · Oct 15, 2014

Thanks for answering honestly. Should I make a new demo and try to send it again?

Thanks,

Alex

WitchDocIsIn · Oct 15, 2014

You should perform this effect for real audiences for at least a year.

FourLeafClowVer · Oct 18, 2014

I agree with what the other guys said. Practice. But I am also kind of with you on the idea that I wish the wire was more specific in why you were declined

WitchDocIsIn · Oct 19, 2014

Given how many submissions they most likely get in a day it would only increase the response time further if they had to respond in detail to each submission. Further, they would probably get tired of saying, "This is been done before" and "You need to actually use this for a while before submitting it".

Ziad Khayat · Oct 25, 2014

I agree. You need to be able to do it well first. Once you can do it smoothly and naturally try again.