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Why Don't Magazine Editors Like My Article Ideas?

Whether you're a professional magazine writer"no." Whenever possible, include a sentence
with decades of experience or ain your query defining your focus or stating
not-yet-published freelancer, you are boundthe  main  idea  of  the  article.
to get rejection notes. Editors don't always
explain clearly why they're saying no. Some5. You're trying to cover too much. Editors
reasons have nothing to do with you andknow what can and can't be accomplished in
others have everything to do with you, while700 or 1800 words or whatever length is usual
many other reasons rank between those twofor their publication. Beginning writers have
extremes.a tendency to propose something that would
need a book-length treatment to accomplish or
To succeed as a freelance magazine writer,that's way too broad for an article. To
you must do your best to optimize the factorsprevent this reason for rejection, carefully
within your control. Then accept thestudy your target magazine to determine what
rejections that occur despite your efforts,a reasonable scope for an article is - for
as an inevitable part of the business. Useinstance, "ways to help your child complete
this list of 10 common reasons for rejectiontheir homework," rather than "ways to help
as a tool for crafting article queries thatyour  child  succeed  in  life."
make it hard for editors to respond in any
other  way  than  "yes!"6. Your focus is wrong for us. If you propose
a profile when the magazine runs how-to
1. We already did this topic. When a magazinearticles, or vice versa, the editor will say
has its archives posted online, you shouldno. The same thing would happen when you
try to make sure this objection isn't thepropose writing about a tragedy or outrage
case. However, sometimes you couldn'twhen the publication prides itself on
possibly know that your topic is alreadyhopeful, upbeat stories. Research, research,
assigned to another writer or already set toresearch  first!
appear in a future issue. Your idea being "in
the pipeline" is the quintessential reason7. Your query is okay, but not exciting to
for rejection that you can't prevent. Ohus. Here the topic and focus may work, but
well!  Just  go  on  to  the  next  idea.the writing lacks persuasiveness and pizzazz.
Head off this reason for rejection by writing
2. We're not ready to redo the topic yet.vivid, energetic queries in the style
Many magazines revisit some topics after apreferred  by  the  publication.
certain length of time has passed or if
there's a compelling rationale for shortening8. We're not convinced you can pull it off.
their normal repeat cycle. If your researchCertain kinds of articles require
reveals that the publication has covered ajournalistic experience, technical knowledge,
topic before, explain what's changed tocontacts or unusual storytelling skills. Try
warrant another article now. For instance,to anticipate the fears editors might have
your article would focus on post-Big Digabout your abilities in reference to what
Boston. Or you'll cover the fertilityyou're proposing and explain what in your
treatments that have been discovered sincebackground  shows  you  can  handle  it.
their  last  discussion of the topic in 2006.
9. There are factual errors in your
3. It's not relevant to enough readers.presentation. Always, always look up the
Forestall this response by making a strongspelling of proper names and check any facts
case in your query that your topic is eithermentioned in a query. One of my writing
relevant or interesting to their targetstudents showed me a query he was going to
market. For instance, editors at a men'ssend off that described a highway as going
magazine would most likely reject an articlesomewhere it didn't and put a tourist spot in
on eating disorders unless you citethe wrong state. These would have been deadly
statistics showing that it's rapidly growingerrors. Editors hate working with writers who
or an increasingly serious problem for men incan't  get  details  right.
the  age  group  the  magazine  serves.
10. Your query is poorly written. Editors
4. Your idea isn't focused enough. Very oftenalso hate receiving assignments that need a
queries go in five different directions for amajor rewrite, so they send queries
topic, so that the editor can't figure outcontaining mangled sentences, verbs that
what the article would really cover. If thedon't match subjects and misused phrases to
editor can tell you want to write aboutthe "reject" pile. Learn to write correct,
volunteerism in big cities but not what youcompetent English, and you'll ensure a fair
want to say about the phenomenon, that's areception for your ideas.



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