New shelf has been positioned in the side room closet, and the reorganization of the Magic cards can begin. Positive: I don't think I'm going to fill all the shelves with new stuff. Double positive: that means I can move old stuff. Negative: I am so tired.

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I think this will be received and reviewed very differently, but I could be wrong.

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If the reader isn't feeling it after a couple of pages, they're going to put it down, too. I would think it's the editor's job to understand this and make choices as appropriate

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I read slush piles, too. This. Absolutely. I can still remember the best stuff I pulled out and the worst (shudders). Usually could tell by the first line or paragraph.

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True about editors. Could usually tell in half-a-page whether the writer possessed the sort of control and depth to make for interesting writing—whether there was “something going on” beyond a lot of words. Then would read a few pages more for confirmation or to be pleasantly surprised.

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