Sentences with phrase «top of my slush pile»

Jill: I try to stay on top of my slush pile.

I agree there are some benefits in «free» feedback, but sometimes those sources don't push your manuscript to the top of the slush pile.

Open Books is reaching out to authors who are not interested in clawing their way to the top of the slush pile.

There is no reason why your writing, no matter how amazing it is, should rise to the top of the slush pile.

Not exact matches

Traditional publishers aren't scouring the Top 100 lists as the new slush piles as much, movie moguls aren't optioning as many indie books as The New Hotness, word has gotten out that you actually have to bring a ladder to reach the boughs of the money tree.

While Wattpad has been likened in the past to becoming the new «slush pile» due to the high number of stories and authors that have been picked up by traditional publishers and have even reached the top of the bestseller lists in several countries, one of the lesser known innovations is the amount of Wattpad content that has been adapted for film, including serialized television shows and feature - length films, particularly in foreign markets.

While there was never a feeling that either the self - publishing or the traditional models will die away any time soon, Anderson made a vital statement about the status of authors: «The slush pile is visible now and the best rise to the top.»

If, on the other hand, your work isn't in the top 1 percent, it won't escape the clutches of the slush pile.

You make it sound so easy, but getting noticed in the ether world of self publishing is as hard as getting to the top of an agent's slush pile.