That writing-related work I mentioned?

[nayad]

For the last month I've been reading slush* for Clarkesworld Magazine. Clarkesworld gets a lot of submissions, so there are four slush readers, and all four of us started when submissions re-opened on September 20th

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[princessalethea]

You remain totally awesome.
(Remember that when your eyes are bleeding.)
xox

[nayad]

Thank you, sweetie! From a rock star like you, that's a great compliment. :)

You, ma'am, have my sincerest thanks.

[selfavowedgeek]

And my gratitude for understanding Marcus's dilemma. Glad you enjoyed the story.

--Berrien (Berry) Henderson

Re: You, ma'am, have my sincerest thanks.

[nayad]

I'm certain that anyone who read it would have thought it was awesome enough to recommend, but I'm glad I was the one who found it! :)

Re: You, ma'am, have my sincerest thanks.

[selfavowedgeek]

That makes two of us.

;)

[nayad]

Cool! That's what I'm hoping to do.

[kelly_swails]

Yay, Nayad! That's so awesome you got that gig. Is it weird seeing submissions from writing peeps you know?

[nayad]

It is weird! Since we read the stories in the order they're submitted, sometimes it turns out that I get a friend's story, and sometimes it doesn't, but I do notice the names coming through and hope that the stories will be recommendable. This should probably go without saying, but I'll say it anyway--if I get a story by someone I know, I read it the same way I'd read anyone's.

[kelly_swails]

Well, yeah. That totally goes without saying. :)

[jennifer_brozek]

It sounds like grueling work. My slushpile isn't nearly that big and it is a pain to go through some times. Good luck with it.

[nayad]

So far, it hasn't been bad, but I admit that I'm still in the honeymoon phase for this gig. *g* Usually I try to read a batch of stories each morning, and then I'm done until the next day. With everyone doing their part, the queue hasn't gotten out of control.