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Rejection Slips: the New Freelance Writer's Biggest
Worry!
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The
biggest worry for most new freelance writers is finding themselves
working hard in exchange for an avalanche of rejection slips. That’s
means their work is poor, it means they are not worth publishing, it
means they probably won’t ever make money as a freelance writer.
Isn’t that so! In fact, no, those aren’t always the reasons why
writers, even long-experienced writers, receive rejection slips.
Rejection slips are sent for various reasons other than quality of
work, and there are several ways for writers to safeguard themselves
against ever receiving a rejection slip, such as:
The editor may recently have
published something very similar and won’t be reconsidering the
subject for at least a few months. Like experienced writers,
newcomers should spend time studying at least a few recent copies of
their target publications and choose to write something different to
what has appeared recently.
* The editor does not accept unsolicited contributions.
‘Unsolicited’ means work is work sent without contacting editors
first to ask if they’d like to see your work. New and experienced
writers can determine editorial policy on various matters, including
unsolicited contributions, by careful study of yearbooks such as
‘Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook’.
* The editor already has a similar item awaiting publication. Again
this would be revealed by soliciting editors before submitting work.
* The publication does not accept freelance contributions and works
solely with house writers. Another problem associated with not
researching the publication to which the newcomer submits his work.
Most of all, new writers should accept that all top writers were
once beginners, they probably received their fair share of rejection
slips, and they almost certainly learned to approach their craft
differently as a result, usually by studying markets and
publications very carefully before the writing begins.
Avril Harper is a successful writer and the author of
HOW TO BE A FIVE MINUTE
WRITER which you can read more about at
http://www.fillerfactory.com
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