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Which Jerk Editor Made Sara Nelson Cry?
New York, 5:33 AM
Sun Dec 20
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04/17/09
So Sara, now you know the secret: when you're desperate to get work and people know it, some of them enjoy your situation no matter how good you are. You reinforce their superiority and in the end it really isn't worth your time to deal with assholes, is it?
04/17/09
Then again, I don't think "I'm sorry," however insincere, is in his vocabulary.
04/17/09
Having said that, she's recently written a bunch for the Daily Beast and a bit for the LA Times. I'm guessing the asshole editor is from the LAT, and the Daily Beast "posted" her piece immediately.
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And why is that?
Because she stayed too long in the job, played favorites and let the power go to her head. Several years ago I edited a first-time novelist who was supposed to be given a "starred" review and Sara removed the star.
Although she admitted to me on the phone that she had not read the book, she "sensed" that it was not worthy of PW's "spotlight."
Journalist in general start to believe that the power of their magazine/newspaper somehow means that people actually care about their personal insights, etc.
Now back to our regular broadcast: Kari Ferrell... all the time.
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Have you read PW? There are a handful of starred hardback books in every issue. The star may seem like a minor point to people not in publishing, but it really does help you with library sales and advance orders.
The novel I'm mentioned got an all-out rave from the reviewer. A real "money" review. Normally, it would get a star. But, for a variety of personal reasons, Sara didn't like the writer.
Yes, this sounds trivial. But it felt like I was talking to the Queen on the phone. I hung up, and screamed FUCK YOU! -- scaring my intern.
Smithhimself is a cynical bastard with a bad liver, but (don't tell anyone) some editors actually care about our writers.
Now can we PLEASE go back to Keri?
04/18/09