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Getting editors to accept your story - advice from Marion Zimmer Bradley

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(@chris533)
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Here's some great advice from Marion Zimmer Bradley on what editors are looking for.

I love the repeated: EDITORS DO NOT BUY STORIES BECAUSE THEY ARE WELL WRITTEN

http://mzbworks.com/why.htm

Vol.34-Q2 HM
Vol.35-Q1 R

 
Posted : April 14, 2018 6:38 am
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Great read. Thanks for sharing. Now if only I could identify which of those eight I’m failing on so I can work to improve that specifically!

V34: R,HM,R
V35: HM,R,R,HM
V36: R,HM,HM,SHM
V37: HM,SF,SHM,SHM
V38: (P)F, SHM, F, F
V39: SHM, SHM, HM, SHM
Published Finalist Volume 38
Pro’d out Q4V39
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Posted : April 14, 2018 8:09 am
Dustin Adams
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This article makes me want to submit again.
I take rejections pretty hard, (read: personally) which I know six ways from Sunday that I'm not supposed to do, but I do anyway.
But reading this helps.

Career:

1x Win
2x NW-F
2x S-F
9x S-HM
11x HM
7x R

 
Posted : April 14, 2018 10:36 pm
(@ellisael)
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Hi, does anyone have specific suggestions for submitting poetry manuscripts?

 
Posted : November 4, 2020 8:23 pm
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