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Would You Survive the Slush Pile?
Get the scoop from a professional slush reader!
You have ONE chance to impress a publisher or agent...and ONE person stands in your way.
The Slush Reader.
Of the manuscripts a publisher receives, they usually accept under 5% (and often under 2%).
Before a book can even be considered by an editor, it goes through a "slush reader," or a person whose job it is to glance through the manuscript and decide if it's worth a closer look.
I work in the acquisitions department of a small publisher and I deal with the slush pile. I'm that person you hate--it's my critical eye that reads your cover letter, evaluates your synopsis, and scrutinizes your manuscript. I send out rejection letters.
You may have an excellent critique group to help edit your novel. You may have read every book there is on writing synopses and cover letters. You may think you're ready, but... Would you survive the slush pile?
Send me what you would send a prospective publisher (at a minimum, your cover letter and the first twenty pages of your manuscript, and at a maximum, both of those plus your synopsis and blurb), and $30, and I'll give you a 1-3 page critique of whether or not, as a slush reader, I'd recommend your work to an editor for a full read and why.
Manuscript format: 1" margins, Times New Roman 12pt, double spaced, RTF format. Name and book title in the header of each page.
Payment: Cash or cheque made out to Skyla Cameron (CND funds only), or PayPal to indigochick_2012@yahoo.ca
Turnaround time: 3 days max once payment is confirmed.
Email all items to skyladawncameron@yahoo.ca
What I won't do: I won't recommend you to a publisher. I won't edit your book. I won't guarantee that my suggestions will result in a publishing contract. This isn't the fasttrack to a publisher. I do, however, guarantee an informative critique based on my experience as an acquisitions editor.
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