Most of the fiction in a slush pile gets rejected. Don’t be one of those who are rejected! How can you, as an author, make your work stand out and therefore succeed in this highly competitive business? How can you lift your story out of the slush pile? What is the secret to getting the attention of magazine editors? And the most important question of all: How can you get published? As talented and creative as you may be, it is still a business that takes a plan. Magazine editor Jeani Rector reveals what she looks for when she chooses which author’s work to publish above all the others. She has also queried many other magazine editors for their input. Learn how magazine editors think and what they want. HOW TO GET PUBLISHED BY MAGAZINE EDITORS outlines a plan to avoid rejection and gives you the blueprint on how to get published. If you write fiction, then this book is for you. Magazine Editors who contributed to this book: Steve Upham, Editor of Screaming Dreams Magazine, Robert Moriyama, Short Story Editor of Aphelion Magazine, Cyrus Wraith Walker, Senior Submissions Editor of Dark Discoveries Magazine, Cetywa Powell, Editor of Underground Voices Magazine, Djibril al-Ayad, Editor of The Future Fire Magazine, D. W. Jones, Editor of Blood Moon Rising Magazine, Donald Webb, Editor of Bewildering Stories Magazine “Getting your work published can be a daunting process without the right advice. Within these pages, you will discover a comprehensive selection of information that will help you in your quest! Jeani Rector explains everything to you from an editor's perspective, so you will understand exactly what they are looking for before you submit. Read it well.” – Steve Upham, Editor of Screaming Dreams Magazine “Writers often think of editors as unfeeling, faceless bureaucrats who invalidate an author's existence with a blithe ‘It didn’t grab me.’ Jeani Rector shows them the opposite: an editor with a human face, one who enjoys constructive dialogue and strives to give writers’ efforts every chance to succeed. Read this book, benefit, and enjoy!” – Donald Webb, Editor of Bewildering Stories Magazine