What do editors want? est le titre d'un article de Louise Marley que l'on avait croisé en tant qu'auteur chez Mnémos il y a quelques temps avec La Musique de verre.

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Cat Rambo, writer and editor of the beautiful online publication Fantasy Magazine , says that she wants to see stories of the fantastic that are original. Her guidelines specify "stories of the fantastic that make us think, and tell us what it is to be human while amazing us with your master of language and story elements.” She adds, in a discussion, that she sees too many stories that are derivative, that build on the work and the worlds of other writers instead of being fresh and unique. In other words, don't rewriteTolkien! Create your own world of the fantastic. Sheila Williams, editor of Asimov's, is very clear that the magazine publishes science fiction. She wants "intelligent, well-written science fiction", and yet still receives stories that are anything but--another waste of the writer's time. The waiting period between submission and acceptance or rejection can be anything from a few days to many months, and in the meantime, the writer is kicking his heels and wondering what happened!

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