Comments on: The Do’s And Don’ts Of Submitting To Online Travel Magazines http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:00:59 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bahtman http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-83532 Bahtman Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:33:43 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/the-dos-and-donts-of-submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/#comment-83532 Ian, something I've wondered since I laid the foundation of my impressive stack of rejection slips from various & sundry Sci-Fi publications: Is it ever possible (or advisable,) to write back to the editor and request the lowdown on why the piece failed and how it might be improved? I suspect the additional mail will just annoy an editor who's already got piles on his plate and he's never going to remember a rejected submission anyway, but...is there ever an avenue for this? Ian, something I've wondered since I laid the foundation of my impressive stack of rejection slips from various & sundry Sci-Fi publications: Is it ever possible (or advisable,) to write back to the editor and request the lowdown on why the piece failed and how it might be improved? I suspect the additional mail will just annoy an editor who's already got piles on his plate and he's never going to remember a rejected submission anyway, but…is there ever an avenue for this?

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]]> By: Arun http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-61967 Arun Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:30:53 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/the-dos-and-donts-of-submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/#comment-61967 Thanks.. this is really useful. I am slowly getting used to the idea of gentle persistence, which is, to some extent working :) Thanks.. this is really useful.

I am slowly getting used to the idea of gentle persistence, which is, to some extent working :)

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]]> By: Ian MacKenzie http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-58819 Ian MacKenzie Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:55:54 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/the-dos-and-donts-of-submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/#comment-58819 Haha, thanks Carlo. Not that it makes me feel better or anything... Haha, thanks Carlo. Not that it makes me feel better or anything…

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]]> By: Carlo http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-58747 Carlo Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:51:17 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/the-dos-and-donts-of-submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/#comment-58747 Ian - you missed the boat on Sue's call about “At the very list, you’ll get their attention.” Spell check wouldn't pick that up because there is no spelling error. So, technically, you did nothing wrong from a speller's point of view. Now, if you had said make sure you have no grammatical errors... Ian – you missed the boat on Sue’s call about “At the very list, you’ll get their attention.” Spell check wouldn’t pick that up because there is no spelling error. So, technically, you did nothing wrong from a speller’s point of view. Now, if you had said make sure you have no grammatical errors…

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]]> By: thefemaletraveller.com » 5 Useful Resources for Writing Travel Articles http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-46638 thefemaletraveller.com » 5 Useful Resources for Writing Travel Articles Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:42:40 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/the-dos-and-donts-of-submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/#comment-46638 [...] 3) The Do’s And Don’ts Of Submitting To Online Travel Magazines [...] [...] 3) The Do’s And Don’ts Of Submitting To Online Travel Magazines [...]

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]]> By: Ian MacKenzie http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-7670 Ian MacKenzie Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:08:30 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/the-dos-and-donts-of-submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/#comment-7670 well zee, if it's something you can't help but pursue, then keep at it! you'll find your place eventually. ;-) well zee, if it’s something you can’t help but pursue, then keep at it! you’ll find your place eventually. ;-)

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]]> By: Zee http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-7660 Zee Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:11:04 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/the-dos-and-donts-of-submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/#comment-7660 Ian, When you mentioned that "nirvanic moment", I had an instant involuntary convulsion and a tear welled up...that is utterly my life. 7 years of trying to 'be' a travel writer and I still can't get the hang of it. I wish I could move on and decide it wasn't for me, but alas, I know I am a brilliant writer! Ian, When you mentioned that “nirvanic moment”, I had an instant involuntary convulsion and a tear welled up…that is utterly my life. 7 years of trying to ‘be’ a travel writer and I still can’t get the hang of it. I wish I could move on and decide it wasn’t for me, but alas, I know I am a brilliant writer!

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]]> By: Sue http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-2913 Sue Fri, 11 May 2007 02:23:57 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/the-dos-and-donts-of-submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/#comment-2913 LOL... that's not what I said at all. I said everyone makes mistakes. Meaning I don't see why a couple of typos in an article necessarily mean the facts are all wrong. I wonder if National Geographic Traveler would really throw out a pitch or submission just for typos, or if that's just something we little people tell each other? LOL… that’s not what I said at all. I said everyone makes mistakes. Meaning I don’t see why a couple of typos in an article necessarily mean the facts are all wrong.

I wonder if National Geographic Traveler would really throw out a pitch or submission just for typos, or if that’s just something we little people tell each other?

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]]> By: ian mackenzie http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-2910 ian mackenzie Fri, 11 May 2007 01:48:43 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/the-dos-and-donts-of-submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/#comment-2910 sue - good eye. you're right, i should hold myself to the same standards. then again, a blog entry isn't quite the same as an article pitch; and as a blog writer juggling multiple jobs, I can't always spend the time on spelling checking that I should. sue – good eye. you’re right, i should hold myself to the same standards. then again, a blog entry isn’t quite the same as an article pitch; and as a blog writer juggling multiple jobs, I can’t always spend the time on spelling checking that I should.

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]]> By: Sue http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-2908 Sue Fri, 11 May 2007 01:22:29 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/05/08/the-dos-and-donts-of-submitting-to-online-travel-magazines/#comment-2908 "After all, if you can’t spellcheck your own pitch, how accurate are the details in your travel article?" "At the very list, you’ll get their attention." Oh, come now. At the very list I would think you'd mention that everyone makes mistakes at times. “After all, if you can’t spellcheck your own pitch, how accurate are the details in your travel article?”

“At the very list, you’ll get their attention.”

Oh, come now. At the very list I would think you’d mention that everyone makes mistakes at times.

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