Interning (at Tor or elsewhere) is the start of the road to editorial fortune and fame. Because I interned at Tor, I was picked up as an intern at Milkweed Editions in Minneapolis, which led to my current job editing textbooks... Okay, yeah, I know. Dullsville. But if you're also a writer, reading SF/F/H slush all day can lead to severe burnout. Also, academic publishing generally pays better.
It really does help to live in the city where you'd like to work. I had heard from Paul at Tor about a position at Asimov's, and during the interview, they asked me when I could come back for a second interview. Considering that I lived in Minnesota at the time, scrambling to get back to New York on a few days' notice would be difficult. Hence, no job.
P.S. I found my current job while surfing the Internet for job postings at 3:00 a.m. Even if you don't currently know of any publishing houses (or literary agencies) in your area, you might be surprised at what you can find if you search a bit.
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Date: 2006-04-20 04:16 pm (UTC)It really does help to live in the city where you'd like to work. I had heard from Paul at Tor about a position at Asimov's, and during the interview, they asked me when I could come back for a second interview. Considering that I lived in Minnesota at the time, scrambling to get back to New York on a few days' notice would be difficult. Hence, no job.
P.S. I found my current job while surfing the Internet for job postings at 3:00 a.m. Even if you don't currently know of any publishing houses (or literary agencies) in your area, you might be surprised at what you can find if you search a bit.