Publishers, large or small, independent or conglomerated, exist to sell product: books, magazines, pamphlets, whatever. Period. End of story
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I always figured that my job as a writer is to write the best story I can, then send it out to the markets I think are appropriate. I take word rate into consideration in deciding who it gets sent to first, but I also consider whether the story is appropriate for their publication.
I always figure that if I do get feedback, it's because I came close enough to the mark to arouse the editor's interest, but I don't expect critique from an editor. That's not their job - choosing the stories that best fit their vision of their publication is - and if I expected it, that would be a profoundly misguided sense of entitlement on my part.
Sadly, yeah, to a lot of new writers and wannabes, it's news and a rude shock. As I try to explain -- gently as I can -- that's why it's called the publishing business and not the publishing charity.
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I always figure that if I do get feedback, it's because I came close enough to the mark to arouse the editor's interest, but I don't expect critique from an editor. That's not their job - choosing the stories that best fit their vision of their publication is - and if I expected it, that would be a profoundly misguided sense of entitlement on my part.
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Sadly, yeah, to a lot of new writers and wannabes, it's news and a rude shock. As I try to explain -- gently as I can -- that's why it's called the publishing business and not the publishing charity.
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