No Referrals, Please

Someone recently asked, in comments on a post linking to some other publishing person complaining about submissions, if editors were likely to pass on projects to other editors at the same house.

I hemmed and hawed a bit, and said it was possible but not likely.

Editorial Ass, who is a real editor who gets real submissions (unlike Marketing Manager me), explains exactly why this is unlikely, and why she hates when people ask about it.

Another way to put the lesson: if there's "someone else at the house who might like this project more," find out who that is ahead of time and submit it to that person.