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Mar 18, 2011 17:13

I came across a couple of interesting posts today while catching up on my blog reading. The first one was via jimvanpelt - Confessions of a slush reader: why should I care? which talks about a story's lack of Who, What, and Why sending the Meter of Hope into the red zone. And the second was a post from ann_leckie about default settings and assumptions (of authors) ( Read more... )

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Thanks! These are great! roseaponi March 18 2011, 19:56:33 UTC

I just got done writing a post to thank slush readers in general, actually. And now that I know more about what they deal with, I have more reasons to thank them :).

I think more writers should realize that when they get one of those hope-dashing rejection letters, the slush reader had dashed hopes on that story too.

Re: Thanks! These are great! feed_your_muse March 21 2011, 10:05:23 UTC

Yes, absolutely. And reading through some of the points, it's flagged up some warning signs for me to look for in my work. One of my problems, and I know this, is getting to the point early enough. A reminder that it's frustrating for the reader is helpful. Intellectually I know that but I find it's helpful to be reminded!