John
At 05:49 AM 9/9/2005, you wrote:
The author thanks you.
I see Nate has made the obvious but justified response on Poetics; but if this helps just the one then it is worth it
One problem is that few actually go to the website. A lot of the stuff that comes to wf is sent on the basis of lists compiled without reference to us. Presumably by idiots
And another problem is arrogance - I had one this week saying they were sending work on the offchance wf accepted email submissions, detailing their terms of being published and requesting specimen publications
wf has a standard email text - basically the bit below + some expansions - for such stuff
some, as anyone who has run a press will know, are quite stroppy; and, if necessary, this website statement is the basis for cutting that - "if you can't do basic research" etc
now and then it is the basis for a productive relationship - depends how they respond to advice
however the bulk of inappropriate submissions is from people repulsed by the idea they should even read other people's poetry - and forget about paying for it
I was told the other day that as a publisher I have a moral duty to give those inclined to send me their work critical and practical guidance
he's on my blocked senders' list now
I think of Lee Marvin - "Lady, I don't have the time"
Or was it Hank Marvin?
L
- -----Original Message-----
- From: mIEKAL aND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
- To: [email protected] < [email protected]>
- Date: Friday, September 09, 2005 3:47 AM
- Subject: BLIND SUBMISSION
- I really appreciate this statement on the WRITERS FORUM site. I'd like
- to see these thought be more wide spread. I can't imagine how many
- submissions I've received over the last 25 years where the person
- submitting didn't have a clue:
- "We strongly recommend that you familiarise yourself with the kind of
- work published by a press, any press, large or small, commercial or
- not, before you submit work to it. That is, buy their publications.
- (Use the money you are going to save on postage by not wasting
- submissions.) You will almost certainly discover some new work which
- interests and perhaps pleases you; and you will have provided the press
- with new customers, and its authors with new readers."
- http://pages.britishlibrary.net/writersforum
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