Comments on: Draft finished! story sent! plus a bit of musing… http://reesabrown.com/2008/07/30/draft-finished-story-sent-plus-a-bit-of-musing/ The homepage of Reesa Brown Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:06:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Reesa http://reesabrown.com/2008/07/30/draft-finished-story-sent-plus-a-bit-of-musing/#comment-111 Reesa Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:14:36 +0000 http://reesabrown.com/2008/07/30/draft-finished-story-sent-plus-a-bit-of-musing/#comment-111 A slush reader, generally speaking, (fancily called a "submissions editor" in the job description) is the first reader of a story submitted to a publisher, the initial eyes you have to pass in order to be considered by an actual publishing editor. It is most often an unpaid position, done for the free stories and prestige (hehe) and experience in editing and writing (the writing more in learning what NOT to do with your own stories based on reading lots and lots of others' mistakes). And yeah, I really just don't have the time, I need to be freeing up writing time wherever possible, not committing to other non-writing things. But I'm vaguely bummed about it, it does seem like a way to learn much in a short period of time and you know how I like that sort of learning... A slush reader, generally speaking, (fancily called a “submissions editor” in the job description) is the first reader of a story submitted to a publisher, the initial eyes you have to pass in order to be considered by an actual publishing editor. It is most often an unpaid position, done for the free stories and prestige (hehe) and experience in editing and writing (the writing more in learning what NOT to do with your own stories based on reading lots and lots of others’ mistakes).

And yeah, I really just don’t have the time, I need to be freeing up writing time wherever possible, not committing to other non-writing things. But I’m vaguely bummed about it, it does seem like a way to learn much in a short period of time and you know how I like that sort of learning…

]]> By: gailmom http://reesabrown.com/2008/07/30/draft-finished-story-sent-plus-a-bit-of-musing/#comment-109 gailmom Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:23:39 +0000 http://reesabrown.com/2008/07/30/draft-finished-story-sent-plus-a-bit-of-musing/#comment-109 well, i dont' know what a "slush reader" is...but I assume you do. :) Sounds like you weighed the potential asset to your writing that commiting to it would be vs the potential deficit to your writing that having even less time to commit to writing would be and came up with a sum that does not include being a slush reader at this time. Given that you have just added more kid commitment to your already full schedule, I would guess you made the right call. Just keep the option in the back of your lightning storm of a brain, and pull it back out if you ever feel it would fit in. *hug* well, i dont’ know what a “slush reader” is…but I assume you do. :) Sounds like you weighed the potential asset to your writing that commiting to it would be vs the potential deficit to your writing that having even less time to commit to writing would be and came up with a sum that does not include being a slush reader at this time. Given that you have just added more kid commitment to your already full schedule, I would guess you made the right call. Just keep the option in the back of your lightning storm of a brain, and pull it back out if you ever feel it would fit in. *hug*

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