>  > >  CAT> and I sent it in at EXACTLY 3k words.  They bought it.
>  > > 
>  > > How big was it BEFORE?
>  > 
>  > It was about 4500 words.  The editing process is one I recommend to
>  > anyone.  You have to sit and really decide which sentences make the 
>  > story
> 
> 	Two things that would really aggravate me about this:  1)
> if you're getting paid by the word, not only are you expected to
> cut off a huge fraction that's not salable to another customer, but

The magazine had a strict word limit of 3k words.  I thought I had cut
most of the guts out of the story, but that didn't matter to the editor.
Also, this is the same magazine that "edited" one of my stories by
cutting the last sentence of every other paragraph.  I can only assume
they needed the extra space for diaper ads or something.

> 2) it is absolutely insane for writers to be paid less per word than
> typists would charge for typing the exact material (this includes
> rough draft).  

My understanding is that right now, the person who does the art for the
book cover gets more money than the author.  ($6k vs. $2-$3k for the first
novel)  I don't get it, but apparently it makes sense to someone....

> 	)2 is something that might stick in the minds of the bean-
> counters!

Yup.  The clowns have taken over the circus!!!!

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