How to Make an Editor Happy
by Jodi Lee – Editor in Chief
© 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 – present*

You’ve written the greatest story ever to have been keyed into a word processing program. You’ve looked around – online and offline – and think you’ve found the perfect niche for your story. Don’t hit that send button yet! Stop, drop the attachment, and roll the window down for a moment. I want to talk to you, don’t worry it’ll only take a moment.

Belfire’s second year has been full of little bumps, big bumps, fissures and outright chasms. The next time someone tells me the sophomore year is the hardest, I’ll believe them. We’re quite behind, but are moving forward, step by step.
Now, in taking those steps to put ourselves right again, we’ve made a few changes that will begin to show up here and there. The schedule – first and foremost – has been tweaked and will be re-posted shortly.
Secondly, we’ve set up the Beside the Belfire Book Club at Goodreads, …