tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post1577199158852139704..comments2024-03-08T00:13:07.673-08:00Comments on Nancy's Blog: Editors and Tasteadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442349453021015062noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-49857582385311132392007-10-18T07:38:00.000-07:002007-10-18T07:38:00.000-07:00The question of whether "literary merit" is object...The question of whether "literary merit" is objective is a good one. I'll ruminate on it in a later post.Nancy Kresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834410304227906387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-45403667652489956522007-10-18T04:30:00.000-07:002007-10-18T04:30:00.000-07:00"Literary merit" suggests objective qualities can ..."Literary merit" suggests objective qualities can be found in what's a very subjective area.<BR/><BR/>When I'm reading slush, I'm looking for sound premises, plots that work, and good writing. Maybe those add up to literary merit, at least from my pov? It's very disappointing to find either a good idea badly executed, or a bad idea (or complete lack of idea) flawlessly written.<BR/><BR/>The major criterion for me, though, is: do I want to keep reading?nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-4992780979114086052007-10-17T09:56:00.000-07:002007-10-17T09:56:00.000-07:00Hi, Nancy! Isn't it a matter of "literary merit" ...Hi, Nancy! Isn't it a matter of "literary merit" being the first requirement, and then liking/admiring the story being the second? I would think an editor could like a story but feel that it's not up to his/her standards as far as publication. <BR/><BR/>karen wester newtonCarmen Webster Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516485172937482027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-12526016234338328782007-10-16T06:47:00.000-07:002007-10-16T06:47:00.000-07:00Congratulations!As for editors' tastes, I'm still ...Congratulations!<BR/><BR/>As for editors' tastes, I'm still new to the publishing world, so I haven't quite gotten a feel for that sort of thing yet.<BR/><BR/>Although, from you're saying, you never really do -- you just submit the story you've written and hope for the best.Mr. JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12606426893296045881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-81011995308148233912007-10-16T05:16:00.000-07:002007-10-16T05:16:00.000-07:00Congrats on the sale :). I think david de beer is...Congrats on the sale :). I think david de beer is right, though. I spent years trying to get IZ's tastes right; never did.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-50365022744387796512007-10-15T09:57:00.000-07:002007-10-15T09:57:00.000-07:00I've totally given up trying to get a bead on tast...I've totally given up trying to get a bead on tastes. Now my new plan is to just write and send, cause the ones that have sold don't neccessarily make more sense to me than the "certain" stories that got rejected.<BR/>They do give me more of a warm-fuzzy feeling, true, but it doesn't mean I understand why they were liked and others not.David de Beerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191810429175260146noreply@blogger.com