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<blockquote data-quote="Saracen" data-source="post: 245216" data-attributes="member: 5721">Chromnos,I agree with you that smaller publications allow for a greater chance of being published. But even with 60 submissions a month that does not mean that someone who submitted has a&nbsp; 1 in 60 chance of acceptance. Again, a submission is read and considered so for some of those 60 the chance of being published is 0. For others it is much better. For some, like well known authors, they are assured of publication, regardless of whether or not a better story was submitted.Also, many publications will buy manuscripts from writers that they have established relationships with, again improving their odds, and limit the amount of stories they accept from first time authors. Lowering their odds considerably.Third, I did not say that the odds of getting published were worse than winning the lottery. I stated that the odds of &quot;making it&quot; as a writer were worse. What I mean by &quot;making it&quot; is a writer earning enough income where they can devote all their time to writing and it is their sole source of income. I apologize for not being more clear in my statement.My background is as an editor and writer as well, so I also have many writer friends. Some of them have found success and some have yet to publish. In some instances the unpublished writers in my circle are the stronger writers but have had some bad luck as it were.Finally, I have to agree that I welcome the additional time WotC is spending on the review process. It ensures that all the submissions are judged on their merits and not arbitrarily dismissed.I wish you the best of luck with your submission.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Saracen, post: 245216, member: 5721"] Chromnos, I agree with you that smaller publications allow for a greater chance of being published. But even with 60 submissions a month that does not mean that someone who submitted has a 1 in 60 chance of acceptance. Again, a submission is read and considered so for some of those 60 the chance of being published is 0. For others it is much better. For some, like well known authors, they are assured of publication, regardless of whether or not a better story was submitted. Also, many publications will buy manuscripts from writers that they have established relationships with, again improving their odds, and limit the amount of stories they accept from first time authors. Lowering their odds considerably. Third, I did not say that the odds of getting published were worse than winning the lottery. I stated that the odds of "making it" as a writer were worse. What I mean by "making it" is a writer earning enough income where they can devote all their time to writing and it is their sole source of income. I apologize for not being more clear in my statement. My background is as an editor and writer as well, so I also have many writer friends. Some of them have found success and some have yet to publish. In some instances the unpublished writers in my circle are the stronger writers but have had some bad luck as it were. Finally, I have to agree that I welcome the additional time WotC is spending on the review process. It ensures that all the submissions are judged on their merits and not arbitrarily dismissed. I wish you the best of luck with your submission. [/QUOTE]

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