publishability

It is such a difficult paradox that “staying true” in our writing does not necessarily translate into publishability (is that a word?), even if the story is well-written, and good.

Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » On staying true 2010

Here are five things I think any writer can and should do to push themselves into the realm of publishability, and stay there.

Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Be Extraordinary 2010

I feel pretty confident that my writing is on the cusp of publishability, but it is a wildly competitive field and I think it would be wildly cocky for any unpublished author to assume that publishers will be excited to work with him.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Ten Traits of Successful Writers 2010

I did not mean to suggest that you could not meet the standards of publishability when you were writing a novel.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Aha! I think I’ve invented a superpower. 2008

Do the SP editors read the rest of the novel and determine its publishability?

Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Q&A: Johanna Denize, Slush Pile Reader 2007

The thing is, there are objective criterion that one can use to measure the publishability of a scientific paper.

Meritocracy? frankwu 2007

I shouldn't, and generally try not to, think about anything in terms of its publishability.

Archive 2008-05-01 N A 2008

The more people in the sample who are publishing elsewhere, the more you control for publishability.

Wow! nihilistic_kid 2006

The more people in the sample who are publishing elsewhere, the more you control for publishability.

ccfinlay: Wow! ccfinlay 2006

In terms of publishability, this seems to work better.

:Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2008