Tuesday, January 24, 2006
January 2006 archive
Darn, it’s been quite some time. But I’m still here and still kicking, so I may as well post.
Some good news on the writing front…
I found a magazine looking for articles on a specific topic I know a lot about and wanted to know more about their needs. I called up the editor (in October), chatted with her for some time, and sent off an article based on what she’d told me they were looking for.
I figured it was a shoo-in. But when I hadn’t heard anything by December (she sounded like the type to send a “sorry, this doesn’t fit our needs at this time” email), I emailed her in early January to make sure she’d gotten it.
She hadn’t.
Along with a nice note, I immediately resent my submission to have her email me at the end of the week to let me know they’d selected my article for the spring issue, due out in February. National publishing credit and all I had to do was ask.
I like it.
Never forget, young writers: write, submit, followup. Maybe a margarita in the process doesn’t help, but it never hurts to ask….
It's pretty simple, really. I'm a writer who loves writing about writing, and sharing all the tricks of the trade with other writers. And when I'm not writing, I'm thinking about writing. I have a hunch you know what I mean :)