Now is probably as good a time as any to talk about my own contribution to the anthology. Back when this was a Pitch-Black project, I submitted a rock'em sock'em piece to Bill. He sent me a nice note following the tragic folding of PB letting me know he would have accepted the story had the project continued. On a lark, I wrote another, totally different piece, simply because of the inspirational nature of the antho concept. I showed it to Bill a few weeks back and he felt it was a stronger story than the other one. "You should think about putting it in M&M," he said. So I will, but not without saying something else

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You could always publish under a psuedo....

The only "name" pub that I remember featuring the editor's work regularly was WEIRD TALES when Schweitzer was editor. I don't think that kind of publicity did much for WT among aspiring writers, but anyone in a given readership who is *not* a writer or aspriring writer probably couldn't care less if the editor (s) contributed something. Reviewers, however, will be certain to point this out and they may look on editor-contributed fiction with a jaundiced eye...or at least hold those stories to a higher standard.

If you want my advice, I'd say forego adding editor-contributed stories; it is really a "hang-up" no small press needs especially when they are just beginning. It may not hurt M&M inthe long run, but it won't do a lot to make Ricasso seem uber-professional right off the bat... OTOH, it might be a great move in that you'll be demonstrating your hands on approach toward SF! :wink:

Just my 2 cents, tho.....