some
great
advice.
But
don’t
bother
them
randomly
about
reading
your
work.
You
can
ask
and
they
may
say
yes,
but
don’t
just
assume
that
they’ll
be
up
for
reading
whatever
you’ve
written.
Although
I’m
sure
it’s
great,
these
people
have
a
ton
they
need
to
go
through,
and
you
would
just
add
to
the
pile.
I
can’t
tell
you
all
the
times
people
just
up
and
post
their
story
on
skype
and
send
it
to
me
without
any
introduction
or
a
hello.
This
becomes
even
more
bothersome
when
the
publisher
knows
you’re
going
to
submit
to
them
in
the
near
future.
Continuing
to
ask
for
guidance
on
a
work
that
might
be
published
by
that
house
is
a
bit
of
an
unfair
advantage
to
the
others
who
aren’t
friends
of
that
house
and
are
trying
to
honestly
get
their
work
pushed
out
for
readers.
When
it
comes
down
to
it,
just
be
professional
and
fair
about
it.
I
know
that
some
publishers
may
not
be
fair
to
everyone;
some
may
not
even
be
honest.
And
there
are
some
who
are
simply
assholes
about
the
whole
thing.
As
a
writer
and
someone
looking
to
get
my
own
work
out
there
I
understand
all
this,
and
I
hate
it
as
much
as
the
next
writer.
I
hate
the
publishers
that
ask
you
for
cash
to
publish
your
book
or
hold
onto
your
work
and
never
release
it.
These
do
exist,
and
I’m
right
there
with
the
rest
of
the
writing
world
when
I
say
that
these
places
should
probably
close
up
shop.
But
they’re
all
a
part
of
the
writing
world.
The
things
outlined
in
this
piece
are
merely
the
most
frequent
experiences
I’ve
had
as
a
publisher,
and
it’s
been
happening
ever
si