Learning From Rejection
Joseph Nacino, a.k.a. Banzai Cat, writes about his coming erotic fantasy story in the FHM erotica anthology in this post, Some Good News, Some Not-so-bad News, but that's not what got my attention.
What did was the second part of his post where he details how Nick Mamatas, editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, took the time to explain why he rejected one of Joseph's submissions. It's not common for a busy editor to take the time to explain what did and what didn't work for him in a rejected piece, so we have a rare glimpse into the mind of Mr. Mamatas here, to learn from what he knows about story-crafting, and to see just what he's looking for in a story so he can publish it. Click on the link above and read Joseph's post. At the very least you'll learn something about line breaks, scene breaks, and chapter breaks.
What did was the second part of his post where he details how Nick Mamatas, editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, took the time to explain why he rejected one of Joseph's submissions. It's not common for a busy editor to take the time to explain what did and what didn't work for him in a rejected piece, so we have a rare glimpse into the mind of Mr. Mamatas here, to learn from what he knows about story-crafting, and to see just what he's looking for in a story so he can publish it. Click on the link above and read Joseph's post. At the very least you'll learn something about line breaks, scene breaks, and chapter breaks.
posted by pgenrestories at 5:30 PM
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If you don't mind me asking, what's your editorial process for PGS? :-)
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