I don't get this guy at all. Why would anyone want to submit a story somewhere they think publishes garbage? (Shakes head.)
I may sound a bit snobby by saying that I only submit to places where I would be proud to say I'd been published, but those places can be big press, medium press, small press, completely online, or whatever. And like you, I would never, ever send out anything I thought wasn't my best work--or as close as I could get, since nothing looks to me as good on paper as it did in my head! (And while I've never sold anything to F&SF yet, I am proud to say that J.J.A. has written nice comments about my work in his rejections. :) )
Contempt for your audience: I can't remember who said this now, but as one famous modern author said (and which I hope I never forget), "Never tell your readers to go to hell".
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Date: 2004-08-17 07:00 am (UTC)I may sound a bit snobby by saying that I only submit to places where I would be proud to say I'd been published, but those places can be big press, medium press, small press, completely online, or whatever. And like you, I would never, ever send out anything I thought wasn't my best work--or as close as I could get, since nothing looks to me as good on paper as it did in my head! (And while I've never sold anything to F&SF yet, I am proud to say that J.J.A. has written nice comments about my work in his rejections. :) )
Contempt for your audience: I can't remember who said this now, but as one famous modern author said (and which I hope I never forget), "Never tell your readers to go to hell".