tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518122161715399657.post8486869819377085360..comments2023-08-06T10:03:00.038-05:00Comments on POSSIBLY IRRITATING ESSAYS: Where Writing, Christianity, and Speculative Fiction Interact : Slice of PIE: Who Are We Imitating THESE Days?GuyStewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01268114053763665577noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518122161715399657.post-4236056625638359612015-09-28T05:59:34.803-05:002015-09-28T05:59:34.803-05:00Got that -- but it's food for thought! Makes m...Got that -- but it's food for thought! Makes me wonder what editors see being imitated. In fact, it makes me wonder WHO the "big names" today imitated when they were just starting.<br /><br />Makes me think I might be able to ask around and get some input from OTHER editors...maybe write an essay and send it out somewhere...hmmmmGuyStewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268114053763665577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518122161715399657.post-32742818242549369962015-09-27T16:33:33.429-05:002015-09-27T16:33:33.429-05:00I'd advise caution when drawing conclusions fr...I'd advise caution when drawing conclusions from small and non-random data sets such as the <i>Stupefying Stories</i> slush pile submissions log. There may be thousands of aspiring writers out there who yearn to be the next Tiptree or Delaney, but they're so successful in the "A-list" market that their rejects never sink down to our level. Or there may be a substantial selection bias: they may be reading our submission guidelines and inferring from them that we wouldn't be receptive to their work, and thus are not submitting to us in the first place.<br /><br />Wait a minute. What am I saying? "Reading our submission guidelines?" Our daily slush pile intake proves that *that* sure ain't happening!~brbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845253722980029012noreply@blogger.com