Getting Published
How Not To Get PublishedHOW NOT TO GET PUBLISHED Copyright 2001, Michael LaRocca http://free_reads.tripod.com (This article may be freely published with author's information intact ..... ...... at having it read. Even
if the content is not a "fit" for the current publication, if
they know what it's about and how long it is, they might just
save it for a future edition.
Spelling errors are usually an immediate "kiss of death". There
is absolutely nothing that will get your article rejected faster.
Most publishers reject "out of hand" an article with spelling
mistakes. Think about it - if you submit an article with these
types of errors, a question is immediately raised as to the
accuracy of the content.
Publishing Your Own Book Of PoetryMany established poets published themselves initially, some of them do so continually. In the literary arena that currently exists this is very acceptable and respected. But .....
Have you actually read your finished article' The best thing is
to have someone else proof it for you prior to submission.
Sometimes you get so close to an article, and what may be
perfectly clear to you, is not to someone else. Never submit the
article the day it is written if at all possible. Let it age for
a day or two and reread it. Concentrate on content the first go
round, and on presentation and form in subsequent readings.
Let's discuss articles for online publication. Never send an
article by email that requires someone to open an attachment, go
to a web page to retrieve it, or request it through an auto-
responder. A publisher, faced with a deadline to meet, just
won't jump through these hoops to see if your article is
appropriate.
Realize that the presentation of your article is paramount. If
it is a "jumbled mess" with long and short lines because an
improper line length was used in your email, it will not be read.
This is simply sloppy, and reflects negatively on the author.
Any submission should be compatible with the line length used in
the publication, and should be between 60 and 65 characters in
length. Articles with these line lengths don't require
substantial editing, are appreciated by publishers, and have a
much greater chance of being accepted.
A common error many authors make, is to make the article too
long. In any publication, space is at a premium. If your
article is over 900 words, the chances of it being published,
are greatly decreased. While you might have a great article,
unless it has appeal to a very specialized audience, very few
Can I Publish Articles Too?Can I publish articles too' It was only a couple of days ago I thought to myself, having read dozens of articles about article publishing, why don't I give it a ..... people, if any, will ever see it - it's just too long. The
ideal length is between 700 and 900 words. Articles of 250 to
350 words are also a good bet, as publishers are always looking
for "fillers".
Most publishers will immediately reject an attachment in .doc
format because of the danger of viruses. If you do include an
attachment, do it in .txt format as that is safe to open.
A great way of sending articles, is to format them in a fixed
line length in the body of the email, and include an unformatted
copy with no fixed line length in text format as an attachment.
This allows the publisher to be able to read the article, and if
they publish in an HTML format to directly import it into their
publication. If they archive the articles, they can put them on
their web site with no editing required.
If you provide a short synopsis of the article, a word count, and
a properly formatted article, the odds of it being published are
good. Publishers are busy people, and anything you can do to
reduce their workload, will pay dividends. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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