Dana - it sounds like there is no slush pile. There's a box full of rules, including no shared worlds, no slash, no ... well pretty much no fanfic in the fanfic. Cleolinda's spot on in her commentary.

But someone will have to read submissions to make sure they conform to those rules, right? (I'm probably using "slush pile" wrong.)

I assume someone's going to vet them, yeah.

I submitted a paper for peer review to an editor for a journal. Basically they said they would finish peer review between June 7 and July 7 (and would try to get done earlier but were not hopeful.) To finish by July 7 they would have to have started already. I have not heard from them - no questions or anything. Though I tried be both rigorous and easy to understand - so maybe I suceeded and there are no questions. Anyway wanting to do responsible followup, but not be a nagging over-contacting author, should I follow up if I have not heard from them by July 7th? Would contacting them June 7th be over the line and put me in the "Nagging author" column?

If they gave you that window for when you might hear from, I would wait until July 7 has passed before asking for an update. You may well hear from them between now and then anyway.

Behold: genre writers catch and eat a live vanity press

(small plug - I've found AW to be a great resource, especially for genre novelists [COUGH JZ COUGH]. It's also a great place to delve a little deeper than Writer Beware. YMMV )

ETA - link fixed

I'm signed up to AW, but I haven't been there in quite awhile. I just didn't have time.

Incidentally, I have a new blog post about protecting your laptop, and one about awkward questions for aspiring writers.

If anyone would like to guest post there, contact me via profile addy. I'm trying to get some guest posters to add a little variety, especially while I'm trying to finish up some revisions.

Oh, Gud, I have another one. I have some credits, but EQ is the only one people I know have "heard of" So, it can be another kind of awkward to mention my credits and have the pause get longer and longer.I mean, I'm really not complaining, because I happen to have ignorant acquaintances who don't read, really(Well, I do complain about that, but not really my credits.)

That's a good one, too.

I want so badly to work on finishing up my revisions, but haven't had any time aside from a half-hour at lunch yesterday. My horse for a three hour block of time. I swear the most frustrating part of writing for me is lack of time.

Can I request some non-specific writing/book~ma?