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- From: mtan@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Maureen Tan)
- Subject: First one to correct the typo wins
- References: <14670@mindlink.bc.ca>
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- Followup-To: misc.writing
- Organization: UIUC
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 13:41:36 GMT
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- In article <14670@mindlink.bc.ca>, Alan_Barclay@mindlink.bc.ca (Alan
- Barclay) wrote:
- >
- > This is what I do when I submit a story to a magazine:
-
- (Lots of good stuff omitted.)
-
-
- Oops! In item #7, I suspect that Alan means six WEEKS, not six months!
- (Typo or Freudian slip, Alan?) And, although Alan's outline is fantastic,
- if you
- haven't done so already, I'd suggest you get the WRITER'S MARKET or
- similar book or magazine so that you can check specific editorial
- guidelines
- for the magazine you're sending your manuscript to. It'll save you
- postage
- and frustration.
-
- Maureen (a.k.a. Jane)
-