The Recipe for Getting Published

Written by Mridu Khullar (http://www.WritersCrossing.com)


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* Showing off You show your manuscript or article to your friends, family and neighbors asking for opinions on it. Try not to think aboutrepparttar check you'll be getting while they voice their thoughts. Some of you may want to hire professional help. In that case, opinions from friends and family don't count.

* Submission Convinced that you have a winner, you approachrepparttar 128909 editors or publishers you're planning to submit to. Arm yourself with a good query and convince them to ask you to send in your work.

Caution: Editors have an uncanny habit of throwing things outrepparttar 128910 window. So, readrepparttar 128911 submission guidelines before making any moves!

* Desperately Waiting A long process, but can vary depending onrepparttar 128912 cruelty ofrepparttar 128913 editor. This phase could last from as little as a week, to more than a few months. Try to stay patient, and don't lose your cool. DO NOT send inquiries about your submitted work (at least forrepparttar 128914 first few weeks).

* Rejection If you're new to writing, this stage will almost always have to be dealt with. If you're lucky enough to get accepted right away, you may skiprepparttar 128915 next step. This stage could lead to excessive drinking and spells of depression.

* Repeat Repeatrepparttar 128916 submission and waiting steps as per requirement.

* Acceptance You should be flinging your arms inrepparttar 128917 air and screaming atrepparttar 128918 top of your voice. Try not to scarerepparttar 128919 neighbors though. This stage is marked by a temporary spell of insanity.

* Getting published When your work is published and you're carrying your work all overrepparttar 128920 place to tell people about it, you can be sure you've reachedrepparttar 128921 final stage. This marksrepparttar 128922 final line. Now just sit back and enjoy!

>> This article originally appeared on http://www.WritersCrossing.com

Mridu Khullar is the editor-in-chief of www.WritersCrossing.com, a free online magazine for writers. Sign up for the free weekly newsletter to get a complimentary e-book with 400+ paying markets. Also check out her e-book, "Knock Their Socks Off! A Freelance Writer's Guide to Query Letters That Sell," available at http://www.writerscrossing.com/queries.html


Writing for Teen Magazines

Written by Mridu Khullar (http://www.WritersCrossing.com)


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Writing articles, quizzes and short stories for this particular market can be a lot of fun. Connect withrepparttar younger side of you and write aboutrepparttar 128906 ups and downs of high school, making and breaking friends, dating and dumping guys and most importantly, acceptingrepparttar 128907 person you are—in mind and in body. Teenage girls have many more issues with their bodies than do boys, and this isrepparttar 128908 reason that girl magazines far outnumber magazines for boys.

Before you start though, you might want to meet up with some youngsters to get a hold of their priorities, their interests and their lifestyle. Until you don’t haverepparttar 128909 mindset of a teenager and aren’t capable ofrepparttar 128910 thought processes of one, you’re not going to find success here.

In writing a query torepparttar 128911 editor,repparttar 128912 most important aspect is your idea and its presentation. Through your query,repparttar 128913 editor has to know your voice, your talent and how much you understand this particular age group. It should be apparent from your query that you understandrepparttar 128914 publication and its requirements. The study-your-market rule applies even more strictly to this market as each magazine has its own lingo and voice.

The pay rates of these magazines, like other consumer magazines, vary widely depending onrepparttar 128915 publication and its requirements. In general, you can earn anywhere from $10 to $2,000 for a single piece. Quizzes are very popular among teens and again pay quite well. If you’re a cartoonist or illustrator, you can add even more. And you know what, you can get rich writing for teen magazines!

Once you’re hooked though, you’ll find that writing for teenagers is so much fun, that you’ll want to do it over and over again, money or no money. This is one market, whererepparttar 128916 fun simply exceedsrepparttar 128917 work factor. So, what are you waiting for? Bring out those high school photographs and like, get writing already?

Mridu Khullar is the editor-in-chief of www.WritersCrossing.com, a free online magazine for writers. Sign up for the free weekly newsletter to get a complimentary e-book with 400+ paying markets. Also check out her e-book, "Knock Their Socks Off! A Freelance Writer's Guide to Query Letters That Sell," available at http://www.writerscrossing.com/queries.html


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