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Editorial Anonymous' anecdotes are mostly true. Names of authors, illustrators, editors, agents, publishers, manuscripts, and a few random nouns have been changed to protect her ass. Slush Monster courtesy Melinda Beavers. www.melindabeavers.com
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Livejournal feed, thanks to literaticat:
Things Not To Send in Slush Ever Again
- flashlights
- shoe shine kits
- dead bugs
- photos of you
- photos of you dressed in formalwear
- photos of you dressed in your Halloween costume
- photos of you not dressed
- glitter
- confetti
- glitter confetti (I'm serious)
- dolls, handmade or otherwise
- dolls, especially not santa dinos
- tea, coffee, hot chocolate
- seed packets
- money
- dental x-rays
- farting handpuppets (mini whoopee cushion)
- woolen stockings full of jellybeans
- crates of tangerines
- contraceptives
- fake contraceptives
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- copyright (3)
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- digital books (3)
- editor speak (14)
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- first lines contest (17)
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- I'm So Going to Hell (2)
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- intellectual property (7)
- links (53)
- marketing (3)
- marketing and publicity (3)
- pitch contest (17)
- poetry (9)
- publisher rep guest blogs (1)
- publishing dictionary (25)
- publishing myths contest (3)
- queries (27)
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- rejections (6)
- revision (7)
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- self promotion (15)
- self publishing (17)
- series and sequels (6)
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- synopses (9)
- The 8 Rules of Rejections (1)
- the bookshelf at the top of this blog (4)
- the industry (58)
- The Kitchen Full of Slush (6)
- the publishing process (17)
- translations (4)
- trends (6)
- what's it like to be an editor? (14)
- word count (10)
- writing (34)
2 comments:
Really interesting, albeit some tough news to swallow. It's nothing we haven't been hearing for the last little while; a sad reality.
She does make one redundant statement though... She mentions her cheap Ikea bookcase. I think Ikea actually translates to cheap in Swedish.
What a stack of books!! Just learned of your blog - enjoying it!
Best, Kyra
www.BlackThreadsinKidsLit.blogspot.com
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