How close to an issue can we submit?

[mollyscribbles]

*tearing hair out* I started a Usukicon article back in May and then procrastinated horribly.  Would submitting it tonight be too late to inflict it on the poor editor for Friday's issue?

Also I would appreciate it if there's someone who can look it over and make sure there's no glaring errors made in my last-minute panicked effort to finish before I submit.

[June Scarlet]

Hang on a sec...

It looks like this Friday is the next collab issue, In the Sky.

In that case, Usukicon is being pushed to the week after, I think. So you have an extra week. So you should be fine.

[mollyscribbles]

Ah, I wasn't sure how it'd be handled -- given the con's on the 20th and all.

[June Scarlet]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Scrappy would push any Usukicon stuff to the next issue. If you'd like to make sure, you can neomail her at nt_editor. She's usually pretty good about responding to Times authors.

[mollyscribbles]

Well, I neomailed her, but I figure I should submit this week anyway. Otherwise I'll risk pushing it to the deadline either way. Is there a specific board I should hit to find a willing proofreader?

[Twillie]

Rule of thumb is that usually you'll hear back within a week of submitting, although that can be very variable. If you submit now for next week's issue, yeah I think you'll be good ^^

As for finding a proofreader, you can make a thread here: ntwriters.proboards.com/board/55/work-reviews-advice
Or, if you meant a board on Neopets, there's the Writer's board, although I would suggest probably asking on the JCW thread, as the rest of the board is alas rather dead.

[mollyscribbles]

Nah, meant here. Thank you!