Aim high when looking for publishers

March 18, 2013 by Filigree 1 comment

Pebbles, Pachinko, and Publishing, part 2

My friend Kate Lowell wrote a very thoughtful rebuttal to my previous post about aiming high in publishing. It’s good enough that I have to examine it in full. Bear in mind, my normal response to rejections is usually a mild obscenity, followed by a shrug, followed by 1) revision if I feel the editor…

March 12, 2013 by Filigree 2 comments

Pebbles, Pachinko, and Publishing

Today a friend of mine wrote in an AbsoluteWrite.com forum: “…I have the choice to work my way up the ladder and let my confidence grow with my skills.” Well, yes and no. This is the foundation myth of many new writers, and of many lower-tier publishers: first submit to lesser markets and gain credibility…