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Title: Magazine articles
Post by: HolyCount on 29 August 2008, 18:46:57
Has anybody here ever submitted an article to a magazine for publishing ??

I am about to give it a go and any tips would be appreciated  :y
Title: Re: Magazine articles
Post by: kris9128 on 29 August 2008, 19:34:50
make it intersting and get as much refernce to the amazing vauxhall omega in there as possible. dont forget to mention next years lands end to john ogroats. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Magazine articles
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 August 2008, 19:36:40
Lol, I submitted one years ago on Plasma Tv drive techniques to electronics weekly!
Title: Re: Magazine articles
Post by: Bandit127 on 29 August 2008, 19:37:07
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Has anybody here ever submitted an article to a magazine for publishing ??

I am about to give it a go and any tips would be appreciated  :y
It would probably help to know what sort of magazine. My ex did one or two for scientific journals..
Title: Re: Magazine articles
Post by: Dusty on 29 August 2008, 19:40:13
I few years ago I sent a series of household tips to ladies magazines.It was actually quite easy to get them published.
They paid £5 for each article if memory serves. :-* :-*
Title: Re: Magazine articles
Post by: HolyCount on 29 August 2008, 20:01:34
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Has anybody here ever submitted an article to a magazine for publishing ??

I am about to give it a go and any tips would be appreciated  :y
It would probably help to know what sort of magazine. My ex did one or two for scientific journals..

Family history mags -- maybe the local rag too.  It's the thrilling tale of my endeavours to trace the family line
Title: Re: Magazine articles
Post by: Bandit127 on 29 August 2008, 20:19:11
May be worth a look over here to get some ideas?
http://www.writers.net/forum/

You need to know your target audience, in this case the guy/gal who picks articles for submission.

Title: Re: Magazine articles
Post by: HolyCount on 29 August 2008, 20:29:29
Cheers Bandit -- will have a look at that  :y