I'm leaving for my honeymoon on Sunday, and I'm busy till then with parties, rehearsals, and ceremonies, so I emailed Neil Clarke about not being able to do much slush reading for the next two weeks, and he sent me back an email telling me to take as much time as I need, which is awesome of him.
Reading slush for Clarkesworld is going really well. I'm enjoying it, even though nothing I've read has been accepted yet. It's hard to come up with things to say about really terrible pieces. It's much easier to give details for near misses. I mean, I can't just say, "This is terrible and made my eyes bleed." That's terrible. And mean. So I try to find things to say about everything. And I've made it a point to read the whole story, which is sometimes pretty painful. I have to admit, I've skimmed once or twice, but I do get to the end.
Reading slush for Clarkesworld is going really well. I'm enjoying it, even though nothing I've read has been accepted yet. It's hard to come up with things to say about really terrible pieces. It's much easier to give details for near misses. I mean, I can't just say, "This is terrible and made my eyes bleed." That's terrible. And mean. So I try to find things to say about everything. And I've made it a point to read the whole story, which is sometimes pretty painful. I have to admit, I've skimmed once or twice, but I do get to the end.
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