Monday, January 7, 2008
One Goal Down
It looks like I've gotten an article accepted by the Lutheran Witness! They are running a feature on Service men in their Feb/Mar issue and I submitted a manuscript late in December. I just got an email today with some copy editing corrections, so I'm guessing that means I'm in. Hooray! Kir
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Hello Kirstin! Thank you for inviting me to this wonderful alumni blog!! It is great to have a forum where we can all keep in touch with each other. I was sorry I could not be at the residency to participate in your workshop! Congratulations on publishing your article! That is fantastic. I am sure you will accomplish all the goals you have set down to achieve.
yay! kudos!
Hi Natie! Great to hear from you. I missed you at the residency. How is teaching going?
Kir
congrats! woohoo!
I am so excited for you. This is our time to move forward.
kindly
RON
I finally remembered my Google password!!!
Congrats, Kir. My theory of positive karma in 2008 continues. This is such great news. Please make sure to post a link or if possible post a pdf so we can read the article.
When did you squeeze this one in while finishing your novel?
Anne
Hi Anne,
It was just something I heard about from my dad, I came up with a spin on the assignment, emailed the contact at the Lutheran Witness, and she loved the idea. So I called my dad, grandpa, and brothers that night and got interviews, then wrote the article that night and sent it in. It was a very quick deal. Exciting though.
Kir
Kir,
I bet there are a lot of religious and faith magazines and publications looking for mainstream articles. This could be a great place to market an occasional piece. It would be interesting to research that market. I bet it's a bigger market than you might think.
Ron has a good point. If you put in variations of "submission guidelines christian magazines" or "submission guidelines spiritual magazines" you should come up with a lot. There are some if you Google "submission guidelines women's magazines". I just did the latter today and came up with a slew of pubs I want to try to place some essays in to help build my clips and credentials. Took a couple of hours but time well worth it.
Anne
Ron has a good point. If you put in variations of "submission guidelines christian magazines" or "submission guidelines spiritual magazines" you should come up with a lot. There are some if you Google "submission guidelines women's magazines". I just did the latter today and came up with a slew of pubs I want to try to place some essays in to help build my clips and credentials. Took a couple of hours but time well worth it.
Anne
Actually my (only) other pub credit is also from a religious magazine, which bought a short story I wrote a few years ago. I think in some ways it IS an easy market to break into, because as a Christian and as a Lutheran, I already have a toehold. That makes me more appealing to them; in fact, the Lutheran Witness says on their submissions page on the website that they will likely not publish work by an author who is not Lutheran.
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