tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post2610240312176940298..comments2023-08-24T05:28:28.355-05:00Comments on Myself the only Kangaroo among the Beauty: Plans Derailed (for Happy Reasons)Sandy Longhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-39213126628839643552010-05-16T12:41:11.220-05:002010-05-16T12:41:11.220-05:00Yay, Anne! Yes, the editors are fantastic. Glad...Yay, Anne! Yes, the editors are fantastic. Glad we'll be there together.Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-401228703481502872010-05-16T11:35:09.814-05:002010-05-16T11:35:09.814-05:00Congrats on New Madrid! They just took one of mine...Congrats on New Madrid! They just took one of mine as well, and I've been very pleased with the level of communication I've had from them - double checking my bio, sending proofs, etc. Not all editors are as thorough.Anne Haineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038705452206752521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-24771194955307247442010-05-13T07:17:45.219-05:002010-05-13T07:17:45.219-05:00Thanks, K. I know how it is about feeling for the...Thanks, K. I know how it is about feeling for the poems that don't find a place in the lit mags. There were one or two from Blood Almanac that I was sure must feel like the wall flowers at the high school dance. :-)Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-51981699030564917622010-05-13T05:30:12.950-05:002010-05-13T05:30:12.950-05:00I agree that the more exposure, the better. I ima...I agree that the more exposure, the better. I imagine publishers saying, "Oh, good, I'm not the only one who likes these poems" or "Oh, good, more ways to market the book." I see poems as early advertisements for the book, ways to whet the readers' appetites for more.<br /><br />My goal has always been to get as many of the poems in the manuscript published in literary magazines as possible. <br /><br />When my chapbook was accepted, only a few poems had previous publications, and I felt bad for the unpublished ones, since they'd only get one chance to shine, one chance to attract readers. <br /><br />Congrats on the multiple poem submission!Kristin Berkey-Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841824206762029363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-26668396827096642042010-05-12T13:29:32.343-05:002010-05-12T13:29:32.343-05:00Oh, M., from your lips to the muse's ear! The...Oh, M., from your lips to the muse's ear! The rejection slips for the book have been piling up in slow drifts.Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-33432296638714770662010-05-12T13:27:22.677-05:002010-05-12T13:27:22.677-05:00Excellent! Wow! Congratulations!
And I think you ...Excellent! Wow! Congratulations!<br /><br />And I think you could have every single poem in the collection taken by a journal, a publisher would be nothing but pleased to be putting out a book by a poet with a proven track record who's done her utmost to build a readership. A single collection is a very different animal from a stack of journals. <br /><br />At this rate, your second MS could be picked up at any minute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com