Let's be sensible in developing well-rounded
and individual characters. "Mary-Sues" and "Whatta-guys" are the
bane of editors. No one is the best at everything or even liked
by everyone. The editors will be watching to maintain a good
distribution of magic, skill levels etc. within the holt, so a
balance is maintained among the characters. So one elf may get
an OK on all and for another we will beg for changes - without
apparent rhyme or reason but elf balance.
All story submissions will be edited for
continuity, accuracy and grammar. Once the story has been
through editing, we'd love for the writer to send the final
draft via computer disk, e-mail or a clean dark copy that can
be scanned. For those who do not have access to a computer
or typewriter, we will type in neatly handwritten stories.
If you use other people's characters they get
to preview and approve or change your use of their character
before you mail the story in for editing. Of course, if someone
is particularly intransigent, substitute another character.
If you draw someone else's character they'd
love to see it, so mail them a copy or just ask the editor to
send them a copy. We will do so, it makes receiving a letter
from an editor more pleasing.