In a quandry

[valarltd]

OK,
so EC got back to me about Burning for Eight Days. (it's flocked, ping me if you're not friended)

1) the lez has to go. No f/f.
2) Needs more plot.

So, here is the question:
Do I revise...yet again, or do I just say "no thanks" and send it to Phaze for the Frost heatsheet?

I already submitted an earlier draft as a Frost when I hadn't head from EC.

The biggest problem with Phaze is the barJonas twins from Burning are the same as the benEzra twins that I submitted for the Frontier heat-sheet.

Comments

[witchwillow.livejournal.com]

I've been meaning to ask - EC is Ellora's Cave, right? Have you heard some of the grumble going around in respect to editors telling authors to change their stories, weak stories being published and unsatisfied authors?

I just wondered.

For myself, I didn't think the story needed 'more sex' back when they were asking for it. (Another thing authors were complaining about)

Aha! Found the link. http://karenknowsbest.blogspot.com/2007/04/so-whats-really-going-on-at-elloras.html

And is the story about the twins exactly the same? Could you create a universe with those twins for Phaze?

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

EC is Ellora's Cave. And from what I've seen, the quality of story varies widely and 90% of the SF writers have no business even trying it.

Some stuff is brilliant reannon below you for one, but some of it is stuff I would be ashamed to put my name to.

Ariel and David benEzra look, act and sound almost exactly like Mishael and David barJonas. Identical twins, both brilliant, one more techy.

The stories aren't the same but are both cyberpunkish. In "Pushing the boundaries of reality" they are seducing a netrunner and trying to bring things out of the net and into the real world.

[(Anonymous)]

EC are notorious for taking forever to answer submissions, but I'd take them over Phaze anyday.

Karen Scott