Oh lord. I completely see the problem and why the Clarkesworld model attracts it. But ideas 2 or 3, or publishers only going to known authors the way tor.com does, would have stopped me getting anything published in the last ten years. I think I've had one story solicited and only on the basis of my earlier work, and the problem with writing circles is how you get to join, particularly if you're new, unestablished, quirky, in the Global South, etc. (I'm going to go out on a limb and say my stories being published is probably a good thing at least for me!) Idea 1 is clever! I really like that. But the whole thing is such a problem, caused by bad faith actors, that fucks over the rest of us.
I do think however that other magazines, that are open for say 7 days in every month, or every fourth month, are likely doing better than Clarkesworld in this regard.
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Date: 2023-02-22 05:56 pm (UTC)I do think however that other magazines, that are open for say 7 days in every month, or every fourth month, are likely doing better than Clarkesworld in this regard.