Of Anthologies and Editors

Even after proofing our final edits, we authors have all gone through "OMG, what have they done to my story!" upon receiving our author copies. But submitting a short story for an anthology, leaving your baby in the hands of a stranger to do with as he or she sees fit, and then waiting, praying the editor, at the very least, keeps the original intent of the story intact, can be nerve wracking and downright frightening.

Experiencing this myself recently, I wanted to take a moment to comment on how