O Washington Post publicou recentemente uma materia* about where New Yorker cartoons come from. Cada semana o cartoon editor, David Remnick, recebe mais de 1000 submissoes- from professionals- e aceita em torno de 20.
A conclusao de um dos cartunistas me parece good advice for anyone in the paper submission merry-go-round:
"Yes, I get frustrated a lot," he admits. "But that's not necessarily a bad thing. "If you have a pessimistic outlook on life, you'll probably do better," he tells the kid. "If you think nine out of 10 of your ideas will be rejected, you'll work harder."
And thats for all you boys and girls out there for whom this Christmas Santa brought around a lovely letter that includes phrases like "our limited space and the high number of quality submissions received", "we feel that a more specialized journal", "thank you for considering the Polynesian Poultry Science Post and we hope that this does not discourage you from in the future", etc...
My personal favorite? "This is the germ of very interesting paper."
Happy Kwanzaa
*http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/23/AR2006122300893_pf.html
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