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Slush Thoughts
Jan. 5th, 2006 09:58 pmI've been reading slush for The Town Drunk for the last few days. Now that I'm a *coughcough* expert, I have this to say:
I do not enjoy rejecting people. It does not make me feel powerful. It does not make me feel validated. It does not make me feel like a god.
Still, I love this gig. I've learned so much in such a short time. Like how important it is to start your story in the right place, or how difficult it is to write humor. Or how rare it is to receive something that is utter crap (almost every story has some redeeming quality.) And it's been interesting to match my reactions to those of my fellow Drunks. So far, we seem to have a hivemind in regards to, say, the lower echelon of submissions. It's the stuff that's great or nearly great that sparks a variety of opinions, almost as if the writing must be at a certain level to inspire real passion, no matter where on the spectrum that passion falls. And thus, the subjective nature of conflicting rejections I receive makes sense to me.
*happysigh*
I'm soo glad I'm doing this.
I do not enjoy rejecting people. It does not make me feel powerful. It does not make me feel validated. It does not make me feel like a god.
Still, I love this gig. I've learned so much in such a short time. Like how important it is to start your story in the right place, or how difficult it is to write humor. Or how rare it is to receive something that is utter crap (almost every story has some redeeming quality.) And it's been interesting to match my reactions to those of my fellow Drunks. So far, we seem to have a hivemind in regards to, say, the lower echelon of submissions. It's the stuff that's great or nearly great that sparks a variety of opinions, almost as if the writing must be at a certain level to inspire real passion, no matter where on the spectrum that passion falls. And thus, the subjective nature of conflicting rejections I receive makes sense to me.
*happysigh*
I'm soo glad I'm doing this.
