Hi, folks. I came across these two free-to-download books yesterday, and found the first one so interesting I wanted to share the links:
http://www.kingsfieldpublications.co.uk/rats.html
http://www.truthaboutwriting.co.uk/
The author is Michael Allen, and here is the link to his blog:
http://grumpyoldbookman.blogspot.com/2007/03/oddments.html
I have only read the first one myself so far (I think it's actually the second one chronologically), but his arguments are very persuasive, and I just wonder what everyone else thinks of them.
From what he has to say about slush piles, I think that YWO is providing an excellent alternative for writers.