THANKS!!! and Slush Pile Hell
Jul. 22nd, 2010 10:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
justine_currieI just returned from collecting the mail, and what did I find there? A package for MEEEEE! Thank you soooo much to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
blamebrampton for the OMG Aussie goody package! Mmm. *glomps you* I shall resist the urge to gobble down the yummy candies, and instead bring them with me to share at Inbrynnitus in less than a month. It seems appropriate. ♥
[But just in case I can't resist, shhhh ... don't tell Bry. ;) Kthx.]
And a new discovery: I'm sure most of you are familiar with the term "slush pile" but for those that are not, it is the term used for unsolicited queries/manuscripts received by the publishing industry. Thanks to a link from an agent's blog, I have discovered Slush Pile Hell, a collection of excerpts from some choice submissions and the agent's somewhat amusing/sarcastic/caustic/LOL-worthy responses.
In the mood for a laugh? Read 'em all. Seriously. They only started May 28th, and there's just one post each weekday. My personal faves are July 6th, June 28th, and June 13th.
*snickers* Enjoy!
blamebrampton for the OMG Aussie goody package! Mmm. *glomps you* I shall resist the urge to gobble down the yummy candies, and instead bring them with me to share at Inbrynnitus in less than a month. It seems appropriate. ♥ [But just in case I can't resist, shhhh ... don't tell Bry. ;) Kthx.]
And a new discovery: I'm sure most of you are familiar with the term "slush pile" but for those that are not, it is the term used for unsolicited queries/manuscripts received by the publishing industry. Thanks to a link from an agent's blog, I have discovered Slush Pile Hell, a collection of excerpts from some choice submissions and the agent's somewhat amusing/sarcastic/caustic/LOL-worthy responses.
In the mood for a laugh? Read 'em all. Seriously. They only started May 28th, and there's just one post each weekday. My personal faves are July 6th, June 28th, and June 13th.
Here's a sample from June 10th, also amusing:
Hi. Are you a visionary agent who wants to take the stagnant fiction literary marketplace to new heights?
No. Not really.
*snickers* Enjoy!
