We will soon be rolling out a new page that will detail any potential trigger warnings for our publications. This is something I have been wanting to do for some time now but wanted to make sure we did right. I know that many in the writing community have strong opinions on the merits of… Continue reading Upcoming Trigger Warning Policy
Month: February 2023
What the Numbers Mean
When our reviewers rate stories, each category is assigned a score of zero to six. I realize this sounds like a strange range, but there is a reason for it. Over the years, I’ve learned that when confronted with the typical 1-5 or 1-10 rating scale, scores tend to hover at the extremes. 1-I don’t… Continue reading What the Numbers Mean
Publishing Decisions
What qualifies as great fiction is subjective. That doesn’t mean, however, that publishers shouldn’t at least try to give authors some sort of guidance regarding what they are looking for. Bards and Sages Publishing uses a scoring system to make decisions regarding what we will publish. It isn’t a perfect system, but it is designed… Continue reading Publishing Decisions