Submissions, Paper and Not
My friends are laughing at me.
It all started when I admitted, at dinner with an awesome Wiscon crowd, that I'm reluctant to mail in paper submissions. (That report is here.)
When I told my Clarion friends, they were even more amused. redcrowkater had gotten some nice picture postcards and was showing them to us. Mid-sentence, she paused, held one up for me, ( Read more... )
It all started when I admitted, at dinner with an awesome Wiscon crowd, that I'm reluctant to mail in paper submissions. (That report is here.)
When I told my Clarion friends, they were even more amused. redcrowkater had gotten some nice picture postcards and was showing them to us. Mid-sentence, she paused, held one up for me, ( Read more... )
1) I may think I know what type of story suits what type of market... (though not as well as you and others do), but there's always a chance that I don't. Maybe my story has something in it that I can't see that makes it suitable to that market. Maybe the reader/editor has interests not reflected in other stories, but is all ready to squee when they see it in yours. So to some extent, I think you have to let them decide if the story is for them, and not make that call on your own.
2) Turnaround time is important to me. I'd rather send it somewhere with a high rejection rate and a quick turnaround than a low rejection rate and a slow turnaround. So even with snail mail, F&SF is much faster than a lot of e-sub markets.
3) I still think it's nice to be able to buy a copy of your story in print form when it comes out. And have something you can sign for people.
4) Even a low-paying market can be worth it if they're one that gets noticed for awards or is widely read. Just not worth it all the time. :)
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