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<blockquote data-quote="Delgar" data-source="post: 5087024" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>It's a good question to which I don't have a good answer.</p><p></p><p>However, my wife was published in print dragon twice, and she basically pitched a dozen or so ideas to them before finally getting an article accepted.</p><p></p><p>She also wrote 2 or 3 ecologies for them that never got pubilished. She really enjoyed writing up the ecology of the Slaad. But the part she loved about writing up the ecologies was the little introductory story. Between the time the articles were requested there was a change in management and direction of the magazine. </p><p></p><p>Basically at the time they really wanted Class Acts style articles so that is what she ended up writing.</p><p></p><p>Also, don't be afraid to ask what they might be looking for, they tend to be chomping at the bit for certain style of articles and the best way to be published is to write what they're looking for. </p><p></p><p>Be prepared to be rejected. Alot. I think this is one thing that all writers will tell you, but it's not something you can prepare well for. I mean JK Rowlings was rejected by MULTIPLE publishing houses before someone finally took a chance on her. I imagine the people that rejected her are kicking themselves or were fired, or worse. </p><p></p><p>Be flexible, be willing to write about anything. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, I've gone way off course. Good luck. <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=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Delgar, post: 5087024, member: 3195"] It's a good question to which I don't have a good answer. However, my wife was published in print dragon twice, and she basically pitched a dozen or so ideas to them before finally getting an article accepted. She also wrote 2 or 3 ecologies for them that never got pubilished. She really enjoyed writing up the ecology of the Slaad. But the part she loved about writing up the ecologies was the little introductory story. Between the time the articles were requested there was a change in management and direction of the magazine. Basically at the time they really wanted Class Acts style articles so that is what she ended up writing. Also, don't be afraid to ask what they might be looking for, they tend to be chomping at the bit for certain style of articles and the best way to be published is to write what they're looking for. Be prepared to be rejected. Alot. I think this is one thing that all writers will tell you, but it's not something you can prepare well for. I mean JK Rowlings was rejected by MULTIPLE publishing houses before someone finally took a chance on her. I imagine the people that rejected her are kicking themselves or were fired, or worse. Be flexible, be willing to write about anything. Anyway, I've gone way off course. Good luck. :) [/QUOTE]
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