Everything in Publishing
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Beth Gylys warns that “pink paper, a handwritten submission stained and dog-eared, hearts over the i’s, a copyright sign on the page of each poem, and no SASE” will not only insult editors, but expose the poet’s immaturity.
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
For the unpublished poet, getting fresh ideas into editors’ slush pile is the first step in a long process that culminates in print publication, a process which may involve multiple rejections, revisions, and resubmissions. The poet must prepare her manuscript so that her work does not drown in that pile—and that involves a little research and modesty.
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Thursday, July 6th, 2006
What is it about the activity of role-playing that makes non-gamers scoff? Is it the game's association with overweight, drooling, thirty-something social rejects who lock themselves in their mothers' basements for hours on end?
