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Why Don't Magazine Editors Like My Article Ideas?

Whether you're a professional magazinethat's a "no." Whenever possible,
writer with decades of experience or ainclude a sentence in your query
not-yet-published freelancer, you aredefining your focus or stating the main
bound to get rejection notes. Editorsidea of the article.
don't always explain clearly why they're5. You're trying to cover too much.
saying no. Some reasons have nothing toEditors know what can and can't be
do with you and others have everythingaccomplished in 700 or 1800 words or
to do with you, while many other reasonswhatever length is usual for their
rank between those two extremes.publication. Beginning writers have a
To succeed as a freelance magazinetendency to propose something that would
writer, you must do your best toneed a book-length treatment to
optimize the factors within youraccomplish or that's way too broad for
control. Then accept the rejections thatan article. To prevent this reason for
occur despite your efforts, as anrejection, carefully study your target
inevitable part of the business. Usemagazine to determine what a reasonable
this list of 10 common reasons forscope for an article is - for instance,
rejection as a tool for crafting article"ways to help your child complete their
queries that make it hard for editors tohomework," rather than "ways to help
respond in any other way than "yes!"your child succeed in life."
1. We already did this topic. When a6. Your focus is wrong for us. If you
magazine has its archives posted online,propose a profile when the magazine runs
you should try to make sure thishow-to articles, or vice versa, the
objection isn't the case. However,editor will say no. The same thing would
sometimes you couldn't possibly knowhappen when you propose writing about a
that your topic is already assigned totragedy or outrage when the publication
another writer or already set to appearprides itself on hopeful, upbeat
in a future issue. Your idea being "instories. Research, research, research
the pipeline" is the quintessentialfirst!
reason for rejection that you can't7. Your query is okay, but not exciting
prevent. Oh well! Just go on to the nextto us. Here the topic and focus may
idea.work, but the writing lacks
2. We're not ready to redo the topicpersuasiveness and pizzazz. Head off
yet. Many magazines revisit some topicsthis reason for rejection by writing
after a certain length of time hasvivid, energetic queries in the style
passed or if there's a compellingpreferred by the publication.
rationale for shortening their normal8. We're not convinced you can pull it
repeat cycle. If your research revealsoff. Certain kinds of articles require
that the publication has covered a topicjournalistic experience, technical
before, explain what's changed toknowledge, contacts or unusual
warrant another article now. Forstorytelling skills. Try to anticipate
instance, your article would focus onthe fears editors might have about your
post-Big Dig Boston. Or you'll cover theabilities in reference to what you're
fertility treatments that have beenproposing and explain what in your
discovered since their last discussionbackground shows you can handle it.
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 aspelling of proper names and check any
strong case in your query that yourfacts mentioned in a query. One of my
topic is either relevant or interestingwriting students showed me a query he
to their target market. For instance,was going to send off that described a
editors at a men's magazine would mosthighway as going somewhere it didn't and
likely reject an article on eatingput a tourist spot in the wrong state.
disorders unless you cite statisticsThese would have been deadly errors.
showing that it's rapidly growing or anEditors hate working with writers who
increasingly serious problem for men incan't get details right.
the age group the magazine serves.10. Your query is poorly written.
4. Your idea isn't focused enough. VeryEditors also hate receiving assignments
often queries go in five differentthat need a major rewrite, so they send
directions for a topic, so that thequeries containing mangled sentences,
editor can't figure out what the articleverbs that don't match subjects and
would really cover. If the editor canmisused phrases to the "reject" pile.
tell you want to write aboutLearn to write correct, competent
volunteerism in big cities but not whatEnglish, and you'll ensure a fair
you want to say about the phenomenon,reception for your ideas.



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