Read a Good Book Lately? : I need your answers by Ihekuna Chimezie Benedict

Being an aspiring author, i had to endure a countless number of rejections. Of them all, two of the rejections are the ones that gave the impetus to engage in multiple submissions without (necessarily) having to read the guidelines: "Dear Chimezie, Thank you for sending me The Blueprint and for giving me the opportunity to consider your work. While there was a lot I enjoyed about your submission, ultimately, I did not feel convinced I could find a publisher for it and therefore I don't feel able to offer you representation for this project. I am sorry not to be writing with better news. Thank you for sharing your work with me and I wish you every success with your writing. Best wishes, Jonathan Lloyd" A literary agent based in the UK Dear Author, Thank you for your submission, which I have reviewed thoroughly. I did find it very interesting but unfortunately do not feel your work is a good match for us and as such have decided not to take it any further. We hope you understand that we have a only a small list we can commit to fully each year and are unable to take as many books forward as we would like to. We thank you for considering SkyAzure Publishing and wish you every success in placing your work. Regards Jack Jack Kraster Acquistions Editor SkyAzure Publishing" This really made me submit my entire manuscripts (fiction and non-fiction) to all literary professionals i could lay my hands on. Then, a certain UK publisher contacted me, indicating that they would like me to submit my fiction works which i eventually did. I didn't "see" the submissions guidelines written as; "... Your covering letter should include your name, contact details (postal address, telephone number etc.), the proposed title of your work and if possible, some information regarding past writing experience. Synopsis and sample chapters When sending your synopsis (a detailed summary of your book), please bear in mind that this should be a short description of the plot, approximately 400-500 words in length. You will also need to include examples of your work, extracted from the manuscript. We prefer for these examples to be composed of three consecutive chapters. For non-chaptered work or poetry, please send approximately one third of your manuscript or collection as a sample... By the way, my fiction works were 12 in number.After the assessment, they picked seven. I was to send the full manuscripts (I'd already sent the full manuscripts. But sending them again-the second time-gave me some concern. But that didn't bother me!). After ensuring all went well with the manuscripts being sent, they replied me: "Dear Mr. Ihekuna Chimezie Benedict, Thank you for sending the final manuscripts in your collection. These will now be passed to the board of editors for their consideration. We will be in touch with you once a decision has been reached by our Chief Editor... Thank you for your patience – we will contact you in due course" Fellow members, i'd like to know the following: 1) Whether the seven of them have been chosen for publication or not 2) Why assessment, then consideration? 3) Have they been accepted for publication? In general, what do they really mean ? Your replies, please!