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I wouldn't send a story that clearly wasn't right in terms of formatting, word count, or genre, but how strict are you about screening your work according to guidelines stating preferences (rather than absolute rules)?
I wrote a short story for Kazka Press's holiday anthology, only to belatedly notice this: "Remember: these stories don’t need to be about the holiday. They just need to be set against a holiday. We’re much more interested in an engaging story that occurs on Thanksgiving or Chinese New Year rather than a story about those holidays."
My story features Saint Nick. It's not even necessarily taking place during the holidays. Should I disqualify it myself, or send it in and see what they say? I've been reading on these boards about "self-rejecting" as a bad thing, and I'm trying not to do it as much as I want to (avoiding rejection is a pretty strong urge!), but I'd rather not be disrespectful of their time or look like an idiot. Thoughts?
I wrote a short story for Kazka Press's holiday anthology, only to belatedly notice this: "Remember: these stories don’t need to be about the holiday. They just need to be set against a holiday. We’re much more interested in an engaging story that occurs on Thanksgiving or Chinese New Year rather than a story about those holidays."
My story features Saint Nick. It's not even necessarily taking place during the holidays. Should I disqualify it myself, or send it in and see what they say? I've been reading on these boards about "self-rejecting" as a bad thing, and I'm trying not to do it as much as I want to (avoiding rejection is a pretty strong urge!), but I'd rather not be disrespectful of their time or look like an idiot. Thoughts?