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The problems with getting published


GonzotheGreatApr 3, 2007 8:07am
I'm from the UK, so here goes - some smart alec in the UK Publishing Industry thought, 'Hey, how can we save money?' The sad answer was to cut editors, in droves - which is ludicrous, now writers have to be editors, there are less people to read your work and now holidays temps, students, and secetaries are being asked to find the next big thing. Now I'm not calling this group, they do a great job and a badly paid job, so why on hell should they alsoget lumbered with scripts from all over? With no time, no impetus to read them the slush piles grow my cousins, the slush piles grow...

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epinionatedannieApr 3, 2007 4:40pm
Gonzo, what about a list of editors from the US? No one says you have to use just UK editors, right?

GonzotheGreatApr 5, 2007 6:45am
Hi, would certainly be interested in this - where would I get a list of US editors?

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epinionatedannieApr 5, 2007 5:50pm
I wish I still had my list, but when my pc got hit with a pretty nasty virus, I lost everything associted to publishers, editors and agents. I did find a place online that charges per page. I think it's a bit pricey though, so I will keep looking and let you know when I find something else..

editavenue.com/secondary_main.asp [editavenue.com/secondary_main.asp]

GonzotheGreatApr 10, 2007 7:05am
Thanks mate, I look forward to it.

LindaJMMar 18, 11:17pm
Here in the US we writers are editors too. We join critique groups to get help with our editing. It is sad that the quality of editing help for writers is going downhill. Like most writers, I can't afford to hire a professional editor to fix my work up for me. I have to do all the revision work myself. Seriously, it irritates me just a bit to know that some writers bypass that by paying someone else to do it.


The problems with getting published

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