With the development of the internet, feedback from magazines has become much easier. Now on the website of each edition there is a special section where at least you can leave your text for the editors. And in some places it is a set of special forms for participation in various competitions and headings. One way or another, when writing such a letter, you should adhere to certain rules.
Instructions
Step 1
Before you start writing, keep in mind that the letter will be read by an ordinary person who rereads a huge amount of mail in a day. Therefore, for example, in addition to the text itself and your name, it would be nice to start the letter with the words of greeting. If you know the name of the person who will read this letter - contact him personally. If you are sending a letter on the eve of a holiday, congratulate the editors.
Step 2
Look on the website of the editorial office to see if they have already published texts on similar topics. If the magazine regularly covers some topic, nobody will publish banal facts already known to the audience. Attach the text to the letter separately. You can do this using a file created in a program like Microsoft Office Word. And in the letter itself, it is better to tell about yourself.
Step 3
Briefly describe your work, indicate its approximate genre, make a short annotation. Also mark in which section you would like to see your publication.
Step 4
Accept criticism or positive reaction from the editor appropriately. He is also a person, if he didn’t like something, it doesn’t mean that you are mediocrity, just like an enthusiastic review doesn’t make you a “master of the pen”.
Step 5
Check spelling and punctuation. For this, use the Microsoft Office Word program (or analogs, for example, OpenOffice), online services istio.com, advego.ru and the like. Think about who will edit your text and how that will save you time.
Step 6
The development of the Internet has opened up great opportunities for citizen journalism. In this regard, tips on how best to write texts appeared on the sites of various media. One such example is the youreporter.ru/ugc_school project. Read the tips of the professionals and try to make your publication better.
