tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post6745635059349826807..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: A Question: Critiquing What You HateEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-75725755470506261622008-02-24T17:22:00.000-06:002008-02-24T17:22:00.000-06:00I've noticed a new trend-- submitters responding t...I've noticed a new trend-- submitters responding to a personalized rejection with an email (of course, it's easy in email) asking why. Or "So the only reason you rejected me is because my heroine seems too passive?"<BR/><BR/>(No, but that was the one aspect I thought maybe you could work on....)<BR/><BR/>To my thinking, this is the appropriate response to a personalized rejection: "Thank you for taking the time to review my submission."<BR/><BR/>That's a good reason not to send a personalized rejection... it invites argument. :)<BR/><BR/>AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-91541800273624928202008-02-21T18:07:00.000-06:002008-02-21T18:07:00.000-06:00I haven't laughed that hard in a while. "Is your c...I haven't laughed that hard in a while. "Is your comma key broken?"<BR/><BR/>I edit for an e-pub that requires personal rejection letters--no form letters to hide behind. I make sure to double check all my comments on manuscripts to excise any that could be misinterpreted as unkind. So far so good...but there are times when ya just want to leave such a note. "Stop using 'was.' Just a thought."Kelly McCradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811072775266296703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-35521673473240574382008-02-20T06:06:00.000-06:002008-02-20T06:06:00.000-06:00oh Ian! Congratulations!!! How did you find out? I...oh Ian! Congratulations!!! How did you find out? I thought they weren't announcing until March. Did I miss something?<BR/><BR/>Well done!!<BR/><BR/>JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-28161011208561917922008-02-19T23:38:00.000-06:002008-02-19T23:38:00.000-06:00I actually really like critiquing, because I find ...I actually really like critiquing, because I find it helps me to discover flaws in my own work that I can't see normally because I'm too close to it. I'm reading through a chicklit piece now that I would *never* have picked up on my own, and am finding that I'm enjoying the interaction between the characters and am getting into the plot as well. I also find that I'm critical of the same problems I have in my work, and that's making me more aware of it when I set finger to keyboard in the eternal, elusive pursuit of the Bestseller.<BR/><BR/>Ian<BR/>PS: Speaking of bestsellers, <I>Deep Six</I> made it into the Top 100 in the ABNA contest. Wish me luck!Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497045412007902460noreply@blogger.com