Books Do You Like Reading Bad Sci-Fi?
posted by on July 30 at 11:00 AM
Do you read a lot? Do you read sci-fi indiscriminately, but do you still maintain some sense of critical awareness about whether something is good or bad?
Apex Book Company is looking for people to read their sci-fi short story submissions:
Submissions editors must commit to reading and responding to at least 20 short stories per week (max. length 7500 words, average is 3-5k) and offering commentary on stories selected by other editors. Payment is in gratitude, free books, and the power of wielding the rejection letter. Applicants with marketing experience will be treated to the finest flattery in the land and moved to the top of the queue.Location doesn’t matter; all submissions are electronic, and Apex currently has editors in the U.S., U.K., and Canada.
I’m just posting this because if my job didn’t already require me to read “a metric shit-ton of books a month” (that’s literally what it says in my job description), I’d be so all over that job.
(Via.)
This is a job for a sadomasochist. There is nothing worse than reading bad sci-fi.
Paul, out of curiosity, how many books do you read in a week? A month?
Even with weening myself off of TV, I still can't find the time to finish a book in a timely fashion. The time you dedicate must be mind boggling.
I guess if you get off on telling people their writing sucks, this would be a good job.
@2: Three or four books a week, usually, not counting comics, internet, or magazines. I don't watch TV, but I do have a frequently-turned over Netflix account.
@1:
Try reading bad playscripts sometime, I'll bet it's just as painful.
Or bad Literary Criticism.
I have multiple openings for someone to write and maintain software for a small Seattle company. Must commit to 5-10 hours of work per week. Will be compensated with sunshine, lollipops and roses. Experienced IT professionals will be moved to the front of the line.
@7 wins
@5: Done that. It was when I was searching for monologues in school. At one point I realized that about three quarters of the drama library seemed to be given over to bad plays.
@7,
That's the book publishing industry for you.
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