tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post805578131885885729..comments2024-03-24T10:54:20.657-06:00Comments on Jennifer Ruth Jackson, Poet: Submission FeesJennifer Ruth Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-28023956552112156612014-06-22T16:04:29.130-06:002014-06-22T16:04:29.130-06:00I understand contests a bit more but only consider...I understand contests a bit more but only consider the ones that give you a subscription or winning book with entry. They should never just take your money for the pleasure.Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-18273167614144842162014-06-22T16:01:24.381-06:002014-06-22T16:01:24.381-06:00To me, it's kind of like asking your mechanic ...To me, it's kind of like asking your mechanic to help pay for your car because, one day, he'll have the pleasure of working on it. Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-20450583698942683222014-06-17T05:19:06.527-06:002014-06-17T05:19:06.527-06:00Yes I agree. It's just too much. When I first ...Yes I agree. It's just too much. When I first started writing I entered a few contests with fees. Such a waste! But it's a way for the magazine to make money, so I get why they do it. I am not an advocate for them tho.PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-25405454354921927672014-06-16T22:25:06.210-06:002014-06-16T22:25:06.210-06:00I'm so unaware of the things required for maga...I'm so unaware of the things required for magazine publishing. I love what I learn here. I can understand the magazine's reasons for submission fees, but I do find it extremely hard to justify those kinds of fees when, like you said, there are so many rejections. That's just rough.Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472458883307226262noreply@blogger.com