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『エンダーのゲーム』とその他の物語：編集者はなぜ作品を却下するのか、その理由を知らない

作家オーソン・スコット・カードが、編集者が作品を却下する際、その本当の理由を自分自身でも理解していないことが多いと指摘。編集者は「読者の共感が足りない」「ストーリーに欠陥がある」などと理由をつけるが、実際には個人的な好みや直感で判断している場合がほとんどだと述べている。

RT Orson Scott Card: You don't need advice from editors on rejected manuscripts. My short story “Ender's Game” was rejected by Ben Bova at Analog ba...
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Orson Scott Card recounts that his story "Ender's Game" was initially rejected by editors Ben Bova and Jim Baen, whose feedback he largely ignored or adapted in his own way. He argues that editors do not know a story better than its author, and that the most useful tool for improving a rejected manuscript is time and a complete rewrite focused on what works.

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RT Orson Scott Card: You don't need advice from editors on rejected manuscripts. My short story “Ender's Game” was rejected by Ben Bova at Analog ba...
3.0
Orson Scott Card recounts that his story "Ender's Game" was initially rejected by editors Ben Bova and Jim Baen, whose feedback he largely ignored or adapted in his own way. He argues that editors do not know a story better than its author, and that the most useful tool for improving a rejected manuscript is time and a complete rewrite focused on what works.

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