tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post2186795316066156498..comments2024-03-28T00:47:47.162-07:00Comments on Better View of the Moon: On nameless submissions (and please don't call them "blind")Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03015043462448739504noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-10709714233778844502016-03-22T01:48:30.443-07:002016-03-22T01:48:30.443-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Longshot Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682611447998104311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-67484805831459029872016-03-22T01:47:47.231-07:002016-03-22T01:47:47.231-07:00Along similar lines, we might talk about pen names...Along similar lines, we might talk about pen names. I've rarely used one. I just feel weird doing it. But for many people, it's totally fine.Longshot Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682611447998104311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-17858873801224167612016-03-16T06:12:52.497-07:002016-03-16T06:12:52.497-07:00I agree with you. Where my work goes, my name shou...I agree with you. Where my work goes, my name should go, too -- always. I don't want a single reader, even a screener, to read my words without my getting credit for them (and taking responsibility for them). We may be in a minority here, Daniel, but I'm glad for your company.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015043462448739504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-72585826677826823232016-03-16T05:27:18.500-07:002016-03-16T05:27:18.500-07:00I don't want to submit my work blind. But I fi...I don't want to submit my work blind. But I find half the places I send it to ask me to strip all identification from it. It's them asking for it that way. I don't have much choice.<br /><br />I feel uncomfortable sending out a file without my name in it, as that's my only link to claiming copyright. I think this is a good argument for insisting publications ask for files only with names in them. It protects everyone. Daniel Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211679000669831075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-42074189582569688262016-03-15T15:20:11.230-07:002016-03-15T15:20:11.230-07:00I appreciate that vote of confidence very much, Ho...I appreciate that vote of confidence very much, Howard -- and thanks for sharing that flash piece. It's beautiful work!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015043462448739504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-17946324358801511912016-03-15T14:56:29.558-07:002016-03-15T14:56:29.558-07:00Excellent and much needed post. Your candor about ...Excellent and much needed post. Your candor about how it really works/how it needs to work is refreshing and necessary. I'm sharing this in the forums for sure. As regards "blindness" you may find this of some interest http://www.star82review.com/2.3/debs-unseen.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444101737535153888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-57892864637464708392016-03-15T09:05:24.589-07:002016-03-15T09:05:24.589-07:00Maybe we can change the culture! It would be an im...Maybe we can change the culture! It would be an improvement. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015043462448739504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-68917209355898919062016-03-15T09:03:56.135-07:002016-03-15T09:03:56.135-07:00I vote for using the term SoPI, meaning Stripped o...I vote for using the term SoPI, meaning Stripped of Personal Information, or something similar. I agree with you about not using "blind". Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-85641258042716991432016-03-14T08:36:25.497-07:002016-03-14T08:36:25.497-07:00Thanks for the kind words! This is such an importa...Thanks for the kind words! This is such an important issue -- you can tell by the amount of pain it causes. You do a terrific job at Hermeneutic Chaos!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015043462448739504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-36739169645258326402016-03-14T08:22:23.986-07:002016-03-14T08:22:23.986-07:00Thank you for posting this, Karen. We needed someb...Thank you for posting this, Karen. We needed somebody to address the issue keeping diverse perspectives in mind. And I agree with you that all the editors look for an eclectic mixture in their journals, and that their decision to read a submission with or without reading the name of submitter first should not be used to judge their editorial intentions and responsibilities. And it's going to be "nameless submissions" from now on (at least in my lit journal).Shinjini Bhattacharjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413275914086208731noreply@blogger.com