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So? Someone send them a sting novel. A book that they know will be rejected, just to collect the rejection slip.
I'll write a chapter, Uncle Jim!
Hah, if you're asking for volunteers, I write bad very well! Someone should write a plot outline and character list.
... I forget the guidelines. Do they want a full MS or query/synopsis/sample chapters?
I think the idea is to get the form letter and see if it has the referral to DA on it. One assumes if the submission were halfway decent they wouldn't throw it into the Bog of Eternal Stench.The trouble with writing something rejection worthy is that you're guaranteed a form letter.
If you write something half way almost considerable, you're more likely to get an editor response with reasons for rejection, possible suggestions for improvements, or alternative lines to consider.
I guess I'm not following why it has to be good?So it has to be good, just not good enough, and/or wildly inappropriate for HH.
Oh. I assumed DA was taking the place of the recyle bin. It's not like the submission needs to be any good to make money for Harlequin as a DelArte production.So an editor suggests "alternatives" for publishing, rather than flat out rejection and sending the poisonous wordage straight to the recycle bin for the good of humanity.
You may be right--I've noted that the Force is strong in you, and oftentimes a good hunch is better than all the argumentative logic and overthinking in the galaxy.Annnd I could be completely wrong.
It's been a long, stressful day. Not firing on all thrusters.
Have a strong suspicion the book will have to be wildly inappropriate rather than bloody awful. The editor can suggest DA with a clean conscience.