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Wanda
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:24 pm Post subject: Warning: Some editors can be mean. |
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Passing on a bit of editor weirdness.
Was recently shocked by a rejection on a piece I felt quite confident about. It is a short (tweaked and expanded from a 6-wk, 6-challenge here on TWI) titled "Roses and Peppermint Candy."
A character in the story dies. And her death is paramount to the story plot.
The editor of the magazine Untied Shoelaces of the Mind, which I have removed from my submission list, and not just because of this rejection, but also because of his pages of self-loving inlcuded on the website, wrote this:
This story really isn't right for our readers. I don't know what kind of person wants to read a story like this. I mean, you've got boy meets girl, things are going great, then whammi, one gets run over by a car.
Don't get me wrong, I've collected a box full of rejections. This goes with the territory. But good grief, isn't it the author's choice if a character dies or not. The editor's attitude blew me away.
So as a test, I sent him a upbeat "county fair" piece. A form rejection followed stating the editor didn't like it enough.
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Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting, as I'd sent them a couple of pieces too.
One was okay, and that got a form rejection.
The other was a bit darker. It got cut to pieces that were all individual tastes of the editor.
And then that rejection asked for more ...  _________________ sometimes impossibility is only a state of mind, and yes, dammit, I do mind! -DP
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QBall

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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:10 am Post subject: Some Editors Are Mean. |
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