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Posted by Cheyne (Member # 7710) on :
 
A friend sent me this article/interview asking 10 major editors what they are looking for. Some really good stuff here.

http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/editors_interview/
 


Posted by Nick T (Member # 8052) on :
 

Sigh. Once again, they've neglected to include the code word that guarantees they'll publish your story.

Thanks Cheyne, good stuff.
 


Posted by WBSchmidt (Member # 8533) on :
 
quote:
Once again, they've neglected to include the code word that guarantees they'll publish your story.

Don't you know? They only give you the code word after you've been published.

--William

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Posted by TaleSpinner (Member # 5638) on :
 
Thanks for this, Cheyne.

No silver bullets but plenty of bronze nuggets that might help us hit gold ...
 


Posted by Starweaver (Member # 8490) on :
 
Great interviews. Wish somebody would do something like this with the slush readers, though. I imagine they have somewhat more cynical criteria...
 
Posted by tchernabyelo (Member # 2651) on :
 
Fascinating to read that, from the perspective of someone who's been accepted by some of those editors and rejected by others... thanks for the link!
 


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