Comments on: By invitation only http://michelelee.net/2010/07/29/by-invitation-only/ Breathe: Words Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michele Lee http://michelelee.net/2010/07/29/by-invitation-only/comment-page-1/#comment-6530 Michele Lee Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:38:43 +0000 http://michelelee.net/blog/?p=2880#comment-6530 Exactly. And editors have every right to be selective and to save themselves trouble. Exactly. And editors have every right to be selective and to save themselves trouble.

]]> By: Maurice Broaddus http://michelelee.net/2010/07/29/by-invitation-only/comment-page-1/#comment-6528 Maurice Broaddus Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:17:53 +0000 http://michelelee.net/blog/?p=2880#comment-6528 and invitation only is mostly about the workload of an editor because slush piles are extremely time consuming and you are literally panning through a lot of crap for a good story (i think we were hitting two stories per 100 with dark faith from the slush pile). one sends out invitations to author's whose work they like, authors who work will sell the anthology, authors they would like to work with, and authors who they feel confident can turn out a great story on the theme they want their anthology to revolve around. the best way to get on these editors radars: turn out good work in places where they will be read. and invitation only is mostly about the workload of an editor because slush piles are extremely time consuming and you are literally panning through a lot of crap for a good story (i think we were hitting two stories per 100 with dark faith from the slush pile). one sends out invitations to author’s whose work they like, authors who work will sell the anthology, authors they would like to work with, and authors who they feel confident can turn out a great story on the theme they want their anthology to revolve around.

the best way to get on these editors radars: turn out good work in places where they will be read.

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