tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post6343643397833856062..comments2024-02-10T03:45:25.354-05:00Comments on Blogalicious: What I Learned As an EditorDiane Lockwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07614479152159652577noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-79556599675603660242011-12-18T23:42:30.806-05:002011-12-18T23:42:30.806-05:00I'm glad to know that it's not just me dea...I'm glad to know that it's not just me dealing with this kind of stuff. People that don't know how to put more than one poem in a Word document need to take a class or just give up. Come on, people. <br /><br />:)Laura the Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661063308918439389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-55580721931308827152011-12-07T09:25:34.968-05:002011-12-07T09:25:34.968-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Miz Versehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615785818363142744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-82783397567449349372011-12-02T10:28:53.386-05:002011-12-02T10:28:53.386-05:00Sherry and Christine--thanks for chiming in with y...Sherry and Christine--thanks for chiming in with your own perspectives. I was pretty forgiving but know for sure that I would have toughened up if I were doing that work on a regular basis.Diane Lockwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614479152159652577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-60067591418985904352011-12-02T10:01:04.076-05:002011-12-02T10:01:04.076-05:00Teaching college, running a reading circuit, and b...Teaching college, running a reading circuit, and being an editor has taught me that everyone, EVERYONE, needs a course in how to follow directions. My one rule as editor: if a submitter breaks any guideline, do not even read the piece. Automatically reject it.<br />Also, I once received a laminated part-poem part-prayer that included a picture of the writer taken circa 1970something. Kudos to you for getting through it unscathed.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494090681405393976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-26539723035585619572011-12-01T18:35:48.865-05:002011-12-01T18:35:48.865-05:00this was good to read- ah! we've had similar e...this was good to read- ah! we've had similar experiences. being an editor has helped me be a better submitter and responder. when my work is published in a journal, i read the entire issue, purchase what copies my budget allows, and then i reach out to other poets in the journal whose work i enjoyed. oh! and respond back to the editor with your impressions of her/his journal. it's a labor of love.<br /><br />thanks, diane!<br /><br />sherry o'keefeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-53789038137991421062011-11-28T20:04:13.129-05:002011-11-28T20:04:13.129-05:00Thanks for sharing what you learned, Diane. I appr...Thanks for sharing what you learned, Diane. I appreciate these reminders.Martha Silanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486148374821966457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-24916439621552070162011-11-28T19:55:33.237-05:002011-11-28T19:55:33.237-05:00It's encouraging to think that if you just fol...It's encouraging to think that if you just follow the guidelines, your chances of acceptance will skyrocket, by default.<br /><br />96? She must have figured that a journal with a 3% acceptance rate would have to publish two of her pieces.Shawnte Orionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900779630992399799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-32290928998413838192011-11-28T18:30:08.750-05:002011-11-28T18:30:08.750-05:00My pleasure. First you have the challenge of getti...My pleasure. First you have the challenge of getting people to read the directions. Then the challenge of getting people to follow them.Diane Lockwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614479152159652577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-83683778309878105432011-11-28T18:14:38.061-05:002011-11-28T18:14:38.061-05:00Wonderful post. So much of this is about followin...Wonderful post. So much of this is about following the directions. You've struck a nerve with my teacher-heart, as I spend a ton of time telling students "to review the guidelines" or simply repeating myself over and over and over. Sigh. Thanks for your graciousness on this!Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-7446648872388013152011-11-28T13:41:01.275-05:002011-11-28T13:41:01.275-05:00Great! Thanks for spreading the word. And you can ...Great! Thanks for spreading the word. And you can bring a visual aid--the journal!Diane Lockwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614479152159652577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-52203765717065460582011-11-28T13:39:22.217-05:002011-11-28T13:39:22.217-05:00Thank you so much for this, which I will share wit...Thank you so much for this, which I will share with my poetry workshop, some of them fairly new to submitting work and some old dodo birds like me!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.com