Those Maddening Editors!

Good news! You just heard from an editor who will be happy to accept the story you sent…except for the Bad News, which is the acceptance is contingent on your agreeing to some changes in the manuscript. The question is: will you accept the changes or not?

The decision is personal, and different in every case. It depends on how you weigh many factors, including the following. These are not listed in any priority order:

How desperate are you to make the sale? Early in your writing career, the deg...