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[alg]

What happened earlier with my mail made me think of two things:

(1) We need interns for the fall (Sept. - Dec.) and spring (Jan. - June). People who want to be interns should go look here. You must be receiving school credit in order to intern with us. Yes, it sucks. No, we can't waive that rule for you. Sorry

Comments

Very good information

[mia_romano]

Thanks for taking the time to give us this wealth of information. It's helpful to know how things work on the other end of the publishing world. I've heard it said so many times from people who don't write books, that they always thought you just write a book, send it off, and bam, it shows up on the shelf. Little do they know!

If more readers and writers understood how BOTH sides work, maybe they would realize the hard work and effort that go into publishing from each side. They'd cherish those books they buy so much more.
-Mia

Kane

[jadzia325]

Ok, I'm going crazy. Where are you getting these Kane songs?!? They aren't on their released album!

(PS: My favorite on the album is...crap. I was going to say "Spirit Boy" but then I looked at the track listing and realized I love "Sweet Carolina Rain" and "The Chase" too. LOL

Re: Kane

[alg]

Merchandise Index of Kanemusic.com -- it's the cd of the live acoustic show Christian and Steve did in London a couple of years ago. It is soooo good. There's even song commentary. (Like: "This is about a girl. Go figure." Hee.)

It costs about $20 once shipping is factored in, and is well well well worth the money.

[madrobins]

When I was regularly doing reports for Tor (and I'd happily do them again; it's curiously satisfying, in a horrific sort of way) I did a one-two page recommendation/analysis (ie: don't do it, it's vile, here's why) and a three-five page synopsis. Of the twenty or thirty submissions I read over the years I was Reading, I think I recommended three for a second read. I read all of them through with the exception of one 900 page behemoth; I stopped about page 540, at the point that, in Dorothy Parker's words, "tonstant weader fwowed up." I still have copies of my readers reports, which were fun to write, because believe me, if you've read a 300 page manuscript about Irish dwarf vampires and their sexual habits, you're not getting paid enough not to be snarky. I think one book that I dissed did get picked up anyway; apparently I had been sufficiently clear about what I disliked that it was clear that the book would work for those who liked exactly that sort of thing

[nandan]

I linked to your journal indirectly through friend Bradamant. Would you mind terribly if I friended you and hung around for a few weeks? I'm looking for interesting people to read.

Confession: I am an urban woman who has worked unsuccessfully in media, lives in a metro area, and is over the age of 35. So I swear I don't want a job as your intern, but I might miss one or two of your pop references.

Oh...and by the way... chick lit leaves me cold too, with the singular exception of Isabel's Bed by Elinor Lipman, which I enjoyed for its message that not every smart and quirky woman is meant to have a job as a writer.

[alg]

Ah, friending. You are welcome to friend me. I friend back everyone, but read on a small filter, so it's no skin off my back. Friend, defriend, whatever you like!

[kingcadillac]

Thanks for the enlightening post. I hope my manuscript was sent to a reader for good reasons rather than suckiness. I'll know in the long run.