When we went through our first round of H. Eye selections, we ended up with approximately forty-five pages for the magazine. Well, in order for it to be book length we need about thirty to forty more pages. Ergo, round two of selections.
Yesterday we had another meeting to start expanding the magazine. There were only three of us, so it went pretty quick since we could all huddle around the pile without tripping over each other. I think it was our quickest meeting yet, in fact. It was interesting to go through the stack of pieces we initially said "No" to, looking for a few to say "Yes" to. The criteria changes a bit during the second go 'round.
All I'll say about that is to emphasize that being able to see the selection process up close and personal is an eye-opener. Also, no author should ever witness their own work going through the process - nothing good can come of hearing the editor(s) making off-hand comments about whether or not they like your work and why.
On a side note: What's with all the poetry that uses the word "soul"? Yeesh. The H. Eye staff has now filed a formal complaint against the use of "soul" and against submitting fiction or poetry which is untitled. Thank you for your cooperation.
2 comments:
You realize that as editor you can go recruiting? If you know someone has a decent piece, just bully them into handing it over (or ask nicely). So if you don't have enough, go ask for it.
I would, except the submission period is emphatically closed. I think we'll do alright, even so.
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