They rejected a CNF story of mine recently, but now that I know what they are really looking for, I totally see why the story was rejected. I'll certainly keep them in mind for the future. Good intervievw!
I'm afraid I'm going against the flow here. As much as I like his attitude toward writers and literature, I don't think I'd ever submit because they neither pay nor promote through social media or - as far as I can tell - in any other way. I have written for journals that only pay in copies - or not at all. But the payback is that they have some kind of social media presence so that their writers get some kind of exposure. He brags that it only costs him $100 to put out the magazine. Well of course you can do that when you exploit other people's talent, time and good will. Unless a writer has never been published anywhere and therefore needs a writing credit for a resume, why would they indulge this apparently very nice man to pursue his hobby? Sorry for being so negative but I've been a writer all my working life and I hate that so little value attaches to our work.
The editor sounds like he has the right attitude about running a lit mag.
A very informative and engaging interview!
Thank you for posting this interview, Becky! It is very helpful. Best wishes for the spring!
Janet
They rejected a CNF story of mine recently, but now that I know what they are really looking for, I totally see why the story was rejected. I'll certainly keep them in mind for the future. Good intervievw!
I'm afraid I'm going against the flow here. As much as I like his attitude toward writers and literature, I don't think I'd ever submit because they neither pay nor promote through social media or - as far as I can tell - in any other way. I have written for journals that only pay in copies - or not at all. But the payback is that they have some kind of social media presence so that their writers get some kind of exposure. He brags that it only costs him $100 to put out the magazine. Well of course you can do that when you exploit other people's talent, time and good will. Unless a writer has never been published anywhere and therefore needs a writing credit for a resume, why would they indulge this apparently very nice man to pursue his hobby? Sorry for being so negative but I've been a writer all my working life and I hate that so little value attaches to our work.