It's interesting, & I guess I don't send that much in any more, but the
journals I have sent to in the past few years (well, about 5 ago I
guess) did send a letter of ejection or acceptance (in my SASE).
As a publisher, we ask that authors include such things including a
postcard so we can let them know we received their ms. Many don't do
this, of course, but if they do include an e-ddress, then I can let
them know that way, & gently prod them to send a large SASE, if they
haven;t done so & do want the thing back should we not be able to
publish it.
It's amazing, you know, we are a small press, can do only about 14-16
books per year, of which only a couple will be poetry, as we publish
fiction, mysteries, & non-fiction, yet we get huge amounts of
everything, including stuff we would never consider....
So both sides have their complaints. But we try very hard to respond to
everyone.
I think, if I could choose, I'd take the Chinese rejection letter, both
to use & to receive, but we stick to a more traditional Occidental
manner....
I have sure enjoyed reading all the version, though....
Doug
On 7-Jul-07, at 9:30 AM, Peter Cudmore wrote:
> With book manuscripts, you could estimate your place in the scheme of
> things
> from the number of food, wine and coffee stains a manuscript had
> accumulated
> during its circulation among prospective publishers.
>
> P
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