How to contribute to a magazine

1. what format should I use for e-mail submission?

subject: contribution column, article name and publishing pen name.

content: the whole content of the article.

signature: your real contact address, postal code, name, email address, fixed telephone, mobile phone, QQ number (with QQ name indicated), and other contact information that you think is necessary.

except the above, nothing is welcome.

second, why don't you welcome to use attachments? (Fruit fruit tips, just send attachments. It is very welcome if the text is sent with the attachment. )

As we all know, many viruses are transmitted through email attachments. As far as I know, many magazines have installed virus shredder software on their computers, which means that when processing emails, all systems with attachments will be deleted. This means that your hard-working words will never be seen by editors.

In addition, attachments are submitted in different formats, which often cannot be opened due to software problems, or the opening is garbled.

so, for your own benefit, don't use attachments to contribute.

3. Do you know what column your text is suitable for before submitting the manuscript?

every magazine is made up of countless columns. Before you submit your manuscript, you must determine which column your article is suitable for. In this way, it is listed in the subject of the email, and the editor has a stronger purpose when reading the manuscript. In addition, doing so also represents your familiarity with magazines. It is also convenient for editors to file articles. Editors are lazy and like authors who save trouble and worry.

four, how many articles are suitable for a month?

personally, don't exceed three articles. Once, an author sent me more than twenty articles at once. On the bright side, this is because the author trusts you and chooses all his articles for you; However, on the other hand, if so many of your articles are unpublished, does that mean that they have been screened by other editors? What am I going to do with articles that other editors don't want?

5. What is the concept of deadline?

There are two deadlines: one is the monthly submission time of the magazine; The second is the deadline for temporary solicitation. For the first time, I personally think that the writer does not need to care too much. Because magazines are long-term, you can't catch up with this issue. Just put it in the next issue. For the second time, that is to say, you can write as required before the deadline, but once the time has passed, there is no need to write and submit again. Because when the time is over, it will be finalized immediately, even if you write it well, it will not be used. Personal experience is sooner rather than later, because when we are drafting temporarily, we often get a suitable good manuscript before the time is up and finalize it in advance.

VI. What is the meaning of the word count requirement?

to put it simply, if you can have less, don't have more. You can write as many words as required, and you can't write hundreds of thousands of words for the editor to delete. After all, you are short of words. As long as the article is good, I can arrange some other things in the vacant space. However, you have too many words. Although your article is beautiful, in case I am too lazy to delete it, where can I put the extra words in the magazine?

VII. Why can't there be typos?

an author asked me online, I just sent you a letter, and how could you finish reading it in one minute and say no? What's your work attitude? My answer is simple: I returned your article without reading it. The answer is that you should pay attention to the title of your article. In fact, the answer is simple. There is a typo in his title. Individual typos in the article can be forgiven, but what do you think of the author whose titles are all wrong? Don't make too many typos in the article. Too much, the editor will spoil his appetite and don't want to read your article any more. Therefore, please read the article at least three times before publishing, and there is no need to assess the editor's ability to correct mistakes. Please pay attention to the differences between "image" and "image", "de, de and so on. The use of punctuation is also a problem.

8. Does the editor have the obligation to write back to the author?

you should answer every letter, but it's unrealistic to do it. Although I still answer every letter, I doubt how long I can hold on. You want an answer? You can go to any forum and reply to 2 posts a day to understand my feelings. After all, our work focuses on compiling manuscripts and doing columns. I didn't reply to your letter, not because I didn't respect your work, but because I really didn't have time. Brother, I'm really tired after reading the manuscript all day.

9. Should editors be required to modify articles for themselves?

you can ask, but be prepared to be rejected by the editor. For the same reason.

1. Is it wrong for me to ask the editor to read my article online?

that's right. However, be prepared for the editor to refuse. Because it is very likely that the editor is reading other manuscripts, communicating with other authors and so on. How can an editor be distracted to satisfy you if you butt in temporarily?

Xi. Does retention mean publication?

retention and publication are two concepts. The editor took your manuscript because he thought it was suitable for the magazine. However, every issue of our magazine will select the best manuscript among the good manuscripts. I personally have the experience that the manuscript was taken down before printing. Whether it will be published or not will not be known until the magazine is finalized. The general editor will inform you that the manuscript has been used. If you haven't notified for a month, it means that the manuscript has been killed. Give it to another family quickly.

XII. Should the article be revised according to the editing requirements?

you must. Only the editor knows what kind of text the column wants. Don't doubt the ability of the editor here. A good author must learn to revise his manuscript according to the requirements of the editor. I know a girl who can write a manuscript, but she dotes on herself too much. The editor asked her to revise the manuscript herself, and she dropped a sentence: You don't think my manuscript is good, so don't use it, I'll give it to others. Think about it, after this is said, will the editor ask you to write a manuscript in the future?

thirteen, is it necessary to be a good article in a magazine?

not necessarily. Good articles should also be suitable for magazine column setting. No matter how good the articles are, they can't be used. After all, magazines don't just give in to the author's columns.

XIV. What is an article that no matter how good the magazine is? Sensitive topics, too decadent stories, abnormal love and so on. There are ten inaccuracies in magazine requirements.

15. What is the difference between online language and magazine language?

For example, online words such as "I *" and "faint" should not appear in magazines casually. Magazines don't like broken sentences that are used on the Internet. For non-network topics, it is also best not to use too many network-specific vocabulary in the article. Others read more magazines and slowly understand.

XVI. Why do magazines like to use famous articles?

after the final list of the first issue of the magazine came out, many friends asked me why you like to use famous artists so much. Why not give more opportunities to ordinary people? I asked, have you ever seen a karaoke champion hold a concert? The reason why a famous writer is a famous one is that there are things in his articles that ordinary writers don't have. However, in fact, we still insist on reading articles rather than people when dealing with manuscripts. The first draft also killed many famous writers' words, but it also issued several writers' magazine debuts. Those who have this question are advised to work harder and learn to improve themselves. After all, all famous artists come out step by step. Don't be jealous of the aura in front of others and forget the hardships behind them.

17. Do you need to use your sense of humor to contribute?

when a writer sent me a manuscript, there was a sentence at the top of the letter: there are too many words, please delete it, I am a little lazy. Is it humorous? I believe this author is smiling when writing, but my reply is simple: Sorry, I am lazier than you. Although it is the duty of editors to delete and revise manuscripts, is it necessary to use their sense of humor so boring? The editor thinks this is your humor in a good mood, but what is it when you are in a bad mood?

18. Is it necessary to be modest?

it's not necessary unless you force the editor to believe that your writing is terrible. Modesty is a virtue, but you have made your own article useless, so what do you want to show the editor? Have a little confidence in yourself.

XIX. What are the concepts of citation and plagiarism? A quote can only be a sentence, a small fragment and a bright spot. However, if you take someone else's article to make a new face and say it's your own, will you lose money in your heart? When I was asking for career stories, I received no less than twenty stories about myself when I was applying for a job. There was a scrap of paper, a mop, a dime on the ground, etc. Because I did something that was easy, I was taken by my boss and became the top elite of the company. I don't care whether the story is true or not, but you have seen such a story appear n years ago, and now you take it out. Do you think it is a quotation or plagiarism?

why don't we welcome posting articles on the internet before publication?

it's not that you can't post articles on the internet, but if you post them on the internet before publication, who can guarantee that your articles won't be copied? Some local tabloids I know often spell their own editions with articles on the Internet. My own essay has experienced such a thing. Originally, a magazine had decided to publish it, but before finalizing it, I found that it was first published in the local newspaper. I began to suspect that I contributed more than one manuscript, but I didn't know this newspaper at all. What can I say? I retracted the manuscript myself.

21. What is the concept of multiple contributions for one manuscript?

one article is for more than two media. From my personal point of view, as a writer writing articles, I very much hope that I can invest more in one job, and I have done so. However, now that I am an editor, I naturally have to consider the interests of the magazine. After all, we don't want our own magazines to be leftovers eaten by others. For authors who contribute more than one manuscript, we usually choose to give up. Don't explain that you don't know, this is the code, and you will be punished if you don't know.

twenty-two, do you need to promote yourself like this? When an author submitted a manuscript to me, at the end of the article, he attached which magazine issue his article had been published, with more than ten articles; Another author listed his award-winning experience one by one, from district essay writing to enterprise trade union competition. After reading the manuscript, I felt very strange. I don't want to recruit. Why do you tell me so much? You sent me a manuscript, not a resume. To tell the truth, most editors don't like to receive such letters, and when they do, they treat them as jokes. Don't say that we hurt your self-esteem, but do you think Ye Qingcheng needs to tell others which book and which issue he has sent when writing an article? Speak with your article, not with your resume.

23. when can I start asking about the standard of manuscript fees?

You are a first-line writer with a high reputation, and the editor invited you to write an article, so you can ask the standard of the manuscript fee before writing. If not, you contributed it yourself, so it's best not to ask before the article is published. After all, I think whether the article can be published is the most important thing. Generally, we will announce a standard of manuscript fee to you, such as 1-4. I suggest that the general author should not ask the editor how much this column costs when the article is not so good. To tell the truth, you are not qualified.

24. Can you be friends with the editor outside the article?

yes. Editors are human. Many times, talking with editors about topics other than articles properly can better communicate with each other. Moreover, as far as individuals are concerned, they also like to share the friendship and happiness between friends except articles. However, if the editor is at work, it is best not to disturb him casually.

25. Can I talk to the editor QQ and say anything?

no. An author wrote to me and said on QQ that he sent three letters to my two mailboxes, but they were all returned. Then, I said, what kind of stupid mailbox do you use? To tell the truth, we usually communicate with each other well, but I think it's better to say less. Your letter can't be sent. Is there something wrong with my mailbox? Even if there is something wrong with my mailbox, it's not your turn to blame.

26. What does it mean for the editor to talk concisely with you on QQ?

It means that the editor is busy, so you'd better not disturb him. Many people ask, since you are busy, what do you do with QQ? In fact, this question is very naive. Is your mobile phone on all the time? If I have nothing to do, I will call your mobile phone and talk to you. Will you be very happy? Moreover, when we open QQ, we are often communicating with other authors.

XXVII. Do you need to send the same text to each email address once for publishing multiple email addresses?

absolutely not. I originally published only one submission email on the internet, but later, because some friends said it was not convenient to submit, I published another email. But now, every time I receive a letter, I find that many authors ask an article to two mailboxes at the same time. I basically received the manuscript between 15 and 2 a day. After publishing two addresses, the mail soared. Among so many manuscripts, sometimes it is really difficult for me to tell which ones have been sent twice. Once when I read the manuscript, I felt that the article was familiar. Was it plagiarism? Just when I was about to put this author in limbo, I remembered that the reason of deja vu was because I read his email address sent to Netease in the morning, and what I saw at night was the text he sent to my Sohu email address.

28. What should you do if the editor misunderstood you?

don't worry, don't get excited, believe it's a misunderstanding, and there will definitely be a time to explain it clearly. In a few days, I will send an email to the editor's mailbox to explain things and explain my real situation. I don't think the editor will be too unreasonable. However, if you spread the news that the editor misunderstood you everywhere, then even if the editor wants to bury the hatchet, he may choose to forget it in the end.

29. How many editors do I need to contact in a magazine?

one is enough. Many magazines stipulate that an author can only contact one editor. This is a rule, and you must abide by it whether you like it or not. Unless the editors explicitly tell you, they don't mind one author contacting multiple editors.

3. If you are not satisfied with the existing editor, can you change the editor at will?

Now that your article has not been published in this magazine, you can choose a new editor. However, if you choose a new editor, you must tell the other person why you left your old editor. If your article has been published by the editor in the past, I'm sorry, even if your cooperation is no longer pleasant, you can't change it casually. If you really want to change it, call the editor-in-chief and state the reasons. Only after the editor-in-chief agrees can you change it.

thirty-one, shall I send the manuscript directly to the editor-in-chief?

not good. Generally, the editor-in-chief doesn't personally participate in soliciting contributions, so unless you are a very good friend of the editor-in-chief, you'd better not send it, because it is equal to white hair.

32. Can I invite other editors in this magazine who are not responsible for their own editing to read articles?

you'd better not. The author in the hands of other editors asks to read the article, sometimes I really hesitate, because I don't know what to say after reading it. If I say yes, people may not feel good about it; I don't know, but what if the editor likes it? Besides, what will your editor think when he knows that I read your article? If you think I'm robbing the author, won't it create misunderstanding between editors?

33. What should I do if I want to write a layout article that I am not responsible for?

Send it to your editor. I think any editor will help you transfer it.