Comments on: On Proving What You Know To Be True

By: bookweaver

bookweaver — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:53:46 +0000

I’ve never understood people who think publishers ask for submissions and then don’t read them. Apparently, the idea is the publishers love to spend hours opening up mail and then packaging it up again to send back to authors for no purpose other than the sheer joy of it. A form letter is a pre-printed form meant to save time. If you’re going to send in a washing machine manual, then when they see it, they’ll slap a form letter on and send it back. They’re not going to waste time sending you a letter asking why you sent them a washing machine manual. They’re used to authors sending them weird stuff — and having to spend the time opening up the envelope, looking at it and shipping it back. With luck, publishers will continue to be willing to look at weird stuff authors send them. If they have to send form letters to do that, then so be it.

By: Booksquare

Booksquare — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 16:31:07 +0000

You’re right on the subjective — I far prefer the manuals that come with blow dryers.

By: David Thayer

David Thayer — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:41:23 +0000

The Tin Drum is one of my favorites. To be fair, though, it is possible to read and enjoy the Maytag Manual and this is a subjective business.

By: bookfraud

bookfraud — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:52:36 +0000

i laughed so hard at this that i cried. and then i went over all my rejection letters, and cried some more.