Comments on: Rejection: An Editor’s View

By: KathyF

KathyF — Mon, 23 May 2005 15:55:15 +0000

I just remembered I submitted to them. Haven’t heard back, which means my ms is in that very same slush pile she was talking about. Probably the closest it will ever be to being published.

Good enough.

By: Booksquare

Booksquare — Sun, 22 May 2005 16:06:21 +0000

I think readers are demanding in any genre — they’re also voracious. And, sure, her slush pile is already big enough…have you ever seen one? They’re scary, scary things and when you think about your manuscript living in one, it’s quite disheartening. And on that depressing note…

By: genevieve

genevieve — Sun, 22 May 2005 09:56:38 +0000

Romance is a tough market, but I doubt the readers are as demanding as their editors insist they are. Some of that ‘go away and read our books’ jazz really translates into ‘my slush pile is already big enough thanks’. I reckon.

By: Booksquare

Booksquare — Fri, 20 May 2005 14:50:38 +0000

That’s an interesting way of putting it, but not too far off base. The general public in this case is the perceived audience for a particular book. In Anna’s case, her house publishes genre fiction, and she knows what will work her audience. For another house, the audience is entirely different (though there may be overlap).

Authors can’t win, of course. This is not an objective business.

By: Kelley bell

Kelley bell — Fri, 20 May 2005 13:09:41 +0000

So what you are saying is that a great stand out editor is someone who is overly average? (ie: They think like the general public.)

No wonder writers are frustrated.