Grasping for the Wind

Black Gate on Black Gate

In this post I discussed the letter I sent to John O'Neill at Black Gate. I also posted it at MetaxuCafe. John found it there and below is his posted response. I thought I would put it here for those who can't find my entry at MetaxuCafe.

Hey John,

No thanks required. Thank you for writing such a great letter. I'll say this for this small controversy - it sure livened up our letters column.

When I started Black Gate, it was easy to say the magazine would be "family friendly." Over the years that's been tougher to accomplish as some great stories with adult content pass my desk. What I didn't mention in the magazine is that it's almost always a compromise with the author... I'll publish the story if she'll tone down this scene, and this one, and maybe this one.

So I don't get the squeaky-clean content I originally wanted, but the author has made compromises too, and I don't want the price for being published in Black Gate to be too high.

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to weigh in. Yours was one of the most eloquent letters we received on the subject.

Cheers,

- John

John O'Neill
Editor
Black Gate

Posted by John on April 24, 2007 10:33 AM | Posted to Fantasy | Literature and Language | Personal Journal
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