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Message: <blockquote data-quote="d20Dwarf" data-source="post: 2053834" data-attributes="member: 314">This is exactly what I do every time.  This is not a good idea; following their instructions will impress them more than a completed article. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />   What's wrong with that? If they're interested in an ecology on shriekers, then they'll ask you to write the article. Then they'll evaluate the content of your article.   The rules are as they are, and if you aren't comfortable with them, I suggest you just go the pdf route right off the bat (well, I don't suggest this, but it might better suit your temperament <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ). If you're trying to make a steady gig out of doing non-commissioned articles for Dragon/Dungeon, then you're going to be very disappointed. A recent case of mine went: Send Query, wait one monthRequest for articles received, write for two weeks and sendWait three months, as per their guidelines, send a polite followupOne day later, receive acceptance on articles from two different editorsArticles to be published...no sooner than 9 months from now. So that's how it goes. Even if you get your articles accepted, you might not see publication and payment for a year. Like I said, not exactly a game for the impatient. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />   I dunno, a couple of recent (accepted) queries looked very similar to (some names have been changed to protect the innocent):  -Fire Spells: A variety of spells all having to do with fire or flames.-Arcane Feats: New arcane feats along the lines of those in the Complete Arcane. No need to get fancy or send in completed manuscripts (except where the writer's guidelines tell you to), just a simple idea in the query is all they want. If they aren't interested in the initial idea, it's very unlikely you'll dazzle them with a full manuscript on the subject so much that they'll change their minds. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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