An editor should only have to read the exchanges on this list to have a countless supply of story ideas. cheers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Nulton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Vic Cherven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:51 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Do Authors Exist...??
> My experience bears out what Ed and Pieter are saying. Every one of my > dozen or so published articles was requested by the staff of the > magazines. BTW, my participation in Mr. Bendever's mag was not invited. > > Roger Nulton > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pieter Roos > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:46 PM > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Do Authors Exist...?? > > > Hi Ed; > > Interestingly, former RMC editor Tony Koester made a remark in passing on > another list that any editor who writes pleas such as "it's your magazine, > please contribute" should be put out of his misery because he doesn't > understand how publishing works. While he didn't go into detail, the jist > appeared to be that one networks, makes phone calls and generally finds > people and asks them to write specific articles based on perceived areas > of expertise. This seems to match well with your comments. > > Pieter Roos > > Edward Loizeaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:<SNIP> > > On the other hand, I do not recollect any really serious problems with > attracting articles. For some reason, they just seemed to arrive in the > mailbox in time to be used without long delay. I am sure Dick rewrote > much > of the text to be comprehensible, but that is what editors do. And we > both > made lots of phone calls -- particularly early on. But overall, the > articles will flow in if the authors are properly motivated. > > Just an opinion from the past, but I think it is still true today. > > Cheers...Ed L. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
