Editor Interview: 10Flash Quarterly Go to the listing List all editor interviews Edit answers (editors only) This interview is provided for archival purposes. The listing is not currently active.Describe what you publish in 25 characters or less.Genre flash fictionK.C. Ball, Editor and Publisher on 06 July 2010What other current publications (or publishers) do you admire most?Flash Fiction Online, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Fantasy Magazine, Every Day Fiction, Analog, ClarkesworldK.C. Ball, Editor and Publisher on 06 July 2010If you publish writing, who are your favorite writers? If you publish art, who are your favorite artists?Maureen McHugh, Ken Scholes, Bruce Holland Rogers, Kij Johnson, Cat RamboK.C. Ball, Editor and Publisher on 06 July 2010What sets your publication apart from others that publish similar material?Each of the stories in an issue are written from the same prompt, but in the genre the author choices.K.C. Ball, Editor and Publisher on 06 July 2010What is the best advice you can give people who are considering submitting work to your publication?Read the back issues. I'm looking for solid flash pieces that tell a complete story and that offer something unique. My goal is to present stories that are fun to read.K.C. Ball, Editor and Publisher on 06 July 2010Describe the ideal submission.Eight hundred to a thousand words; tight, clean prose; an interesting character facing an interesting situation.K.C. Ball, Editor and Publisher on 06 July 2010What do submitters most often get wrong about your submissions process?Most rejections are due to writers not writing to the issue prompt or that send a trunk story they've tried to work the prompt into. I also don't care for trope stories. I'm looking for a spark of originality.K.C. Ball, Editor and Publisher on 06 July 2010How much do you want to know about the person submitting to you?I read cover letters because I'm interested in what writers say about themselves. Listing previous publications can't hurt; all editors want to bring professionalism to their magazines and post work reflects that. But the quality of the story, what it says to me, is the most important thing. And it's fun to find a new writer with talent and publish their first story.K.C. Ball, Editor and Publisher on 06 July 2010If you publish writing, how much of a piece do you read before making the decision to reject it?I usually can tell within the first couple of sentences if the story works for me, but since what I'm looking for is flash fiction, I read every piece to the end.K.C. Ball, Editor and Publisher on 06 July 2010What additional evaluations, if any, does a piece go through before it is accepted?None. I've pretty much made up my mind by the time I finish the read.K.C. Ball, Editor and Publisher on 06 July 2010What is a day in the life of an editor like for you?I do this part-time and 10Flash is a quarterly, so I don't work at it every day. I spend about forty hours on each issue, with about sixty percent of that coming in the last week before publication.K.C. Ball, Editor and Publisher on 06 July 2010 Cookie Consent: This site uses secure first-party cookies for essential, preference-setting, and statistical purposes. We do not use any marketing, advertising, or third-party cookies. Read our full cookie policy. Accept All Cookies Allow Essential Cookies Only