That little coordinating conjunction always spells trouble. I used to be a professor, but now I’m an editor. I read many, many student papers—and now read many books—where the author doesn’t write well. I write well, but… I ponder this as I have just received a nice rejection letter, this one from Two Dollar Radio. My writing is good, but not exactly what we’re looking for. My stack of such letters teeters over my head. Well, it would if I printed them out. It is easy to say no over the internet. In a world where good writers have trouble publishing, what does that say about the publishing industry? I’m reading a novel right now that’s very interesting. On the literary front it can’t be called great, but it is a good book. The writing is good, but… In publishing, the choice comes down to fit and money. You’re supposed to research your potential publisher—as if you’d have any time between working twelve hours ...
Blog of a struggling writer.