We only made it through the first disc and a half (or so), but

I've been doing some overhauling of my eugiefoster.com website--mostly adding GoogleAds (if folks want to help out a struggling writer for free, gimme some clickage or download Firefox) as well as sprucing up my Amazon.com "buy" links. While testing my pages, I noticed a recent guestbook entry: "A great site where one can enjoy the thought of a great mind long departed. Cheers for the good work!" Um, did I miss something? "Long departed"? Last I checked, I was still pretty lively, up and kicking and all.
Writing Stuff
Well, I finally did it. I've received so many submissions from seriously misguided writers who are under the misapprehension that Tangent is a publishing house (the amount of clueless that that denotes truly boggles) that I've composed a form letter to reply to them. I did my level best to maintain a professional tone and not let my extreme incredulity come through:
Dear Mr. XXXX:
May I respectfully suggest that you reconsider your marketing strategy? Tangent is not a fiction publisher. We are an industry publication that specializes in reviewing genre short fiction.
As such, I am going to pass on your proposal, unread.
I highly recommend that you peruse professional writing organization websites such as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (www.sfwa.org) in order to gain a better understanding of how to identify appropriate markets for your work, as well as to familiarize yourself with the industry-accepted method of submitting your work to editors and publishers.
Sincerely,
That doesn't come across as snarky, does it? I tried really hard to reign in the snark.
Editing:
A couple passes and a rewrite (a la fosteronfilm's first reader input), and I culled nearly 400 words from "Honor is a Game Mortals Play." First draft loaded up to Critters. Rah!
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