Hai: Pl find answers below the questions.
1. From where, and how to start Think of the most important aspect or point of the subject you want to write about. That is the beginning. Make sure then that you cover every important aspect of the subject which must be both informative and interesting. Newspapers, and ,even more, magazines have strict criteria on the language, the precision and the level of interest (topicality) of the article submitted for publication by an external writer. So be very precise, clear and straight (using present tense) in your articles so that it is clear to the reader. Think of yourself as a reader and see if you would like reading the piece. If that doesn't sound correct to you think of where it can be corrected. You need at least five to ten drafts of the article to get it right (that is for the experienced writers). It is not just about language (a common perception amongst peoploe). No doubt that language has to be good, but accuracy of information, its usefulness and the way it is presented are equaly important. Work on all these aspects before posting the piece off to a newspaper/magazine. Pl convince yourself that it's worth it. If not work on it until you feel so. once one has finished writing that article, how to approach the news papers/magazines? Find out the telephone numbers of your local newspapers and speak to the features editor or anyone handling the topic you are trying to write abut. If you are not clear, speak to the person concerned and see if he/she can read your article and would like to consider it. The problem is, this exercise may take time. Think things from their point of view... If they want to publish a new writer's article and that turns out to be flawed (not that you write badly, but they don't know you), the persons accepting your article is answerable to the editorial board. So there are factors involved in acceptance or rejection of your article. Do not lose heart. I heard the story of "Regret" Iyer who used to write for newspapers who got his nicname since hundreds of articles he wrote to the papers used to return to him with "regret" letters (many newspapers have the culture of returning a writer's article with a letter regretting their inability to publish their article and wishing them good luck). Once your article comes with the by-line, you would find the necessary courage to continue writing. Persistance is key. Is that such, that we can give an article in only 1 news paper or magazine, or we can give that same article in many of the news papers? How can you give the same article to different publications? If your extraordinary luck is such that both the newspapers like the piece and decide to run it on the same day? Probably your career as a writer will see the last day. So once you submit a piece to a newspaper or magazine (I am not talking much about magazines since it needs a different style of writing) wait until you hear from them. Once you are sure that your article is rejected, then you approach other publications. The "regret" letter would be a good enough indication. If not, pl call them and find out. Subramani On 8/28/10, Subramani L <[email protected]> wrote: > Hai: > > Pl find answers below the questions. > > 1. From where, and how to start > > Think of the most important aspect or point of the subject you want to > write about. That is the beginning. Make sure then that you cover > every important aspect of the subject which must be both informative > and interesting. Newspapers, and ,even more, magazines have strict > criteria on the language, the precision and the level of interest > (topicality) of the article submitted for publication by an external > writer. So be very precise, clear and straight (using present tense) > in your articles so that it is clear to the reader. Think of yourself > as a reader and see if you would like reading the piece. If that > doesn't sound correct to you think of where it can be corrected. You > need at least five to ten drafts of the article to get it right (that > is for the experienced writers). It is not just about language (a > common perception amongst peoploe). No doubt that language has to be > good, but accuracy of information, its usefulness and the way it is > presented are equaly important. Work on all these aspects before > posting the piece off to a newspaper/magazine. Pl convince yourself > that it's worth it. If not work on it until you feel so. > > once one has finished writing that article, how to approach the news > papers/magazines? > > > Find out the telephone numbers of your local newspapers and speak to > the features editor or anyone handling the topic you are trying to > write abut. If you are not clear, speak to the person concerned and > see if he/she can read your article and would like to consider it. The > problem is, this exercise may take time. Think things from their point > of view... If they want to publish a new writer's article and that > turns out to be flawed (not that you write badly, but they don't know > you), the persons accepting your article is answerable to the > editorial board. So there are factors involved in acceptance or > rejection of your article. Do not lose heart. I heard the story of > "Regret" Iyer who used to write for newspapers who got his nicname > since hundreds of articles he wrote to the papers used to return to > him with "regret" letters (many newspapers have the culture of > returning a writer's article with a letter regretting their inability > to publish their article and wishing them good luck). Once your > article comes with the by-line, you would find the necessary courage > to continue writing. Persistance is key. > > > Is that such, that we can give an article in only 1 news paper or > magazine, or we can give that same article in many of the news papers? > > How can you give the same article to different publications? If your > extraordinary luck is such that both the newspapers like the piece and > decide to run it on the same day? Probably your career as a writer > will see the last day. So once you submit a piece to a newspaper or > magazine (I am not talking much about magazines since it needs a > different style of writing) wait until you hear from them. Once you > are sure that your article is rejected, then you approach other > publications. The "regret" letter would be a good enough indication. > If not, pl call them and find out. > > Subramani > > > > > > > On 8/28/10, Bijal Patel <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi friends, >> Hope all is going well at your end. >> I have some questions about how to publish an article in any of the news >> papers/magazines, if one has written it, and wishes to publish... >> My questions: >> 1. >> From where, and how to start, once one has finished to writing that >> article, and how to approach the news papers/magazines? >> 2. >> Is that such, that we can give an article in only 1 news paper or >> magazine, >> or we can give that same article in many of the news papers? >> Awaiting your valuable replies. >> With regards, >> Bijal >> Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with >> disability bill at: >> http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] >> with >> the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with disability bill at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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