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WRITER'S GUIDELINES

1. Preferred word length. Don't worry about it. Tell the story. I'm the editor; I'll worry about length.
2. Samples of past writing. Probably won't be read. I'm busy, and anyway, who knows how much (and how well) the material was edited after it left your hands? I'm always willing to give a new writer a chance.
3. What issue will this appear in? Who knows? Our magazine content is chosen, by me, to meet an organic standard and each month has a very different personality. Your piece will appear when it is exactly right.
4. When will I be paid? Standard is within 45 days of acceptance of the article. Sometimes sooner if we've pressed you for a short deadline. Sometimes later if revisions have been required.
5. How much will I be paid? Not as much as you're worth.
6. Will I receive hard copies of my work once it appears in the magazine? If you have trouble downloading them and printing them out yourself, we'll provide them.
7. What about photographs? The more you send with a piece that needs photographs, the happier we are, even if we don't use them. We like to have options. We rarely, once in a blue moon, when pigs fly, pay an author to take photographs.
8. Do I need to include websites and other resource information in the article, as applicable? Yes, yes, yes. The more links and video/podcast potential and purchasing information and research data, etc. that we make accessible to the reader, the more we're doing our job.
9. How quickly will you reply to my query? If you don't hear from me within 48 hours, something (like spam-control) has interfered. Try again.
10. Are you happy to hear from new writers? Immensely. It's the most exciting part of the job...because there's always the chance that there's an idea coming that will make my day!

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