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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shroomy" data-source="post: 5496618" data-attributes="member: 32739">I usually don't include multiple submissions in a single email, but that has more to do with how I write then some sort of prohibition (I usually work on a single proposal at a time until I'm done, send it in, and then move on to the next one).  I have sent in multiple submissions on a single email before and I remember reading that it was OK to do so and even encouraged; that was during Chris Youngs's editorship, but I haven't seen, read, or have been told anything contradicting this since then.As for formatting, I write my queries in Microsoft Word with minimal formatting and then drop them into Gmail, which keeps most of the formatting.  I don't do anything fancy, just italicizing, bulleting, etc.I've done both kinds of submissions, though I personally prefer a prose style with a definite structure.  My two adventures were based on a submission originally submitted to Paizo, so it was written using their Dungeon guidelines from 2006.  I haven't really concentrated on writing new adventures lately and those I've submitted haven't been accepted, so I'm not sure if how I'm doing it is advisable.  Over on Critical-Hits.com, former WotC staffer Chris Sims offered up some advice on submitting DDI articles, and he used a bullet-point style.Contrary to popular belief, Steve Winter does sometimes reply to your submissions if he's rejecting them; usually its pretty brief, but sometimes he goes into detail.  However, I've probably only received a response on less than 1/4th of my proposals (I'm assuming there's way too many for him to respond to all of them consistently), so use the 60 days without a response guideline.  Truthfully, when they've been interested in my proposals, I've usually heard relatively quickly after submitting them.You've been published before, so you already know the importance of economy and grammar.  My most successful queries have all been pretty brief, so I would think that conveying a cool idea as quickly as possible is the best method (others may have different experiences).  Expect rejection.  I've had four articles published based on three queries, out of the 50+ I've submitted.</blockquote>

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