I´ve bookmarked the site. It is an incredible exercise in kaleidoscopic perspective, Roshomon-like, almost. I expect you would have experiences to share from both sides of the divide?
Edblog used to be a slushpile editor, so I printed that out for him a couple of days ago and we were discussing it. He endorses the view that the vast majority of contributions are irredeemably illiterate. Which is kind of comforting. (But don't you feel admiration for the writers who persist in the teeth of their own illiteracy, to write and write again.)
And I thought the writers' comments that she quotes were emotionally illiterate. You could tell that the editors were being professional, and in some cases way beyond professional. I know rejection is painful, though.
BTW - I don't think I've ever critiqued a piece of fanfiction harshly in writing, and to be honest I don't think one should unless the writer really really wants that. I do criticise very dsilly fanfiction in private conversation with a friend though, as part of the general ridiculing of others, which seems to make up so much of my social life :-)
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Date: 2004-02-05 08:09 pm (UTC)I expect you would have experiences to share from both sides of the divide?
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Date: 2004-02-06 09:31 am (UTC)And I thought the writers' comments that she quotes were emotionally illiterate. You could tell that the editors were being professional, and in some cases way beyond professional. I know rejection is painful, though.
BTW - I don't think I've ever critiqued a piece of fanfiction harshly in writing, and to be honest I don't think one should unless the writer really really wants that. I do criticise very dsilly fanfiction in private conversation with a friend though, as part of the general ridiculing of others, which seems to make up so much of my social life :-)
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