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An editor at a small publishing company describes what happened when she asked for novel submissions in Guardian Unlimited Books By genre The ultimate needle in a haystackWhen publisher and writer Susan Hill asked aspiring writers to send in their work, she didn't anticipate the deluge of abysmal manuscriptsJust two of the more than 3,700 submissions were from agents. She read only seven, and next May Long Barn Books will publish The Extra Large Medium or Unfinished Business by Helen Slavin. Hill said:
When the real thing comes along it is unmistakable and this is by a born writer with a crisp style and wholly individual voice. It is very funny, moving, original, off-beat and it tells not one but a basketful of stories about characters who walk straight off the page to grab your attention.[fiction] Listen to this article
posted by Georganna Hancock M.S. | 8:51 AM
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Regarding the number of submissions Hill received, what amazes me is her amazement at the response.
I'm not that surprised about the lack of agent's response, either. I don't think it's an egalitarian response but probably more of a wait-and-see regarding her efforts or even a question as to whether there was enough financial renumeration for them to be involved.
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