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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
August Order of the Monster of Slush
a blog of a children's book editor
Ask Editorial Anonymous
If you have questions, email them to editorialanonymous (at) hotmail.com and I'll try to answer them.
But seriously, don't try to query me or submit to me. I'm anonymous.
If you submit to me or query me at this email address, I will use your letter/submission on the blog. Be warned.
But seriously, don't try to query me or submit to me. I'm anonymous.
If you submit to me or query me at this email address, I will use your letter/submission on the blog. Be warned.
EDITORIAL ANONYMOUS
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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August Order of the Monster of Slush
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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- awards (6)
- beginner's guide to publishing (10)
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- celebrity books (2)
- conferences (10)
- contracts (11)
- copyright (3)
- cover letters (5)
- digital books (3)
- editor speak (14)
- editor-author relationships (7)
- first lines contest (17)
- graphic novels (3)
- hooks (13)
- how to tell you're never going to get published (26)
- I'm So Going to Hell (2)
- illustration (27)
- 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)
- query contest (23)
- rejections (6)
- revision (7)
- rights (3)
- scam agents (3)
- self promotion (15)
- self publishing (17)
- series and sequels (6)
- slush and punishment (31)
- slush monster (8)
- submissions (106)
- 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)
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- On the Importance of Reading Legal Documents
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- The Interminable Syllables of Slush
- Humor for the Publishing Enthusiast
- Lost in the Wilderness of Slush
- There Are No Stupid Questions (guffaw!)
- Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.
- If You Receive an Airborne Contaminant in the Mail...
- The Outrage Continues
- But Wait! There's More! Act Now and You'll Receive...
- The Anonymati Have It
- This Is My Diploma in Higher Math, and This One Is...
- Vote or Die! Mwaa-ha-ha-ha!
- Go Name Yourself
- Oh, Did You Want to Play in This Field? I'm Sorry,...
- Fear and Loathing in Children's Books
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17 comments:
What's the voice over equivalent of a straight face?
Outstanding fun.
"All correspondence done via Twitter."
swarthy lumberjacks!
by boat to Switzerland!
Um, I think even publishing "outsiders" can understand the jokes, even though we're a bunch of knuckle draggers.
I shall change the title.
However, my readers are not knuckle-draggers.
Ha! That explains it all.
What fun!
Whew! Ten to thirty years for the writer to finish the manuscript...then I am right on target. I was beginning to worry.
Thanks for the smile.
oh my god. thank you.
That was hilarious! Thanks for the Monday morning laugh.
So Simple. Why didn't I think of that.
Fantastic!
I love the Mad Libs-type Great Gatsby draft.
hahahaha, that was hilarious, made my day, I'll quit writing and just be a babysitter there LOL. Thanks for the giggle!
The beauty of a You-Tube vignette.
Maybe this is the next frontier for e-publishing. I dictate my story and send you a You-Tube video complete with fetching graphics and marketing.
This would certainly reduce the slush pile.
PS
To cheer you up and for some of the best stereotyping on You-Tube, try the "man flu" clips.
i've been working really hard advertising my debut on WoW with my half-elf. i'm so glad to have confirmation that my efforts will not go to waste.
that was really funny and creative!!! and i loved the music, like i was onboard an aircraft, headset and all (and i actually had a headset on while watching the video, in front on my computer)
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