The slush pile
“Hi, jien nixtiq nibbulika ktib, ri nrid nml??!”
Do you feel the need to add a [sic] or 10 to the above? Go on, knock yourself out.
That, sadly, is fairly typical of what passes for a covering note (ah, how it sullies the term itself, for those nostalgics among us who remember properly-composed letters) accompanying a manuscript submitted for publication.
Like an illiterate person turning up for a teacher job interview, the above is not exactly the best of visiting cards to propose one’s writing skills for publication. But there you have it, that’s the insane unjustified confidence levels... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.