My first Slush MS

So, I've only read one slush manuscript so far, but I've already learned so much! I'm loving being on the other side of the spectrum, so to speak. Reading a manuscript with the express intention of deciding if it is salable or not is utterly refreshing.

I see the things that i do in my stories that don't add up in theirs. I can look at a heroine and hero objectively, and decide whether or not I like them.

It's utterly refreshing, and I'm hoping that I can take these experiences, and my own thoughts on each and every manuscript, away as food for my own books.

Tonight, I'm moving on to another one. I'm hoping I fall in love with it. Hoping I get to recommend it for publishing. The last one had too many issues, so I had to give it a no. Sad, but it's the way it works. I hope the author can hone her craft, and have better luck next time.

Keep writing, and reading!

Off to edit my own MS, a YA book I'm hoping to shop around soon.