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 Yesterday at 9:32 pm
| amother Catmint wrote: | Is there any way to get paid per piece instead of per word?
I've published quite a few pieces, less than a dozen. But my writing tends to be more concise. I think it's unfair that I get paid 30% less than someone who uses more words but it fills the same feature |
Who knows? It doesn't hurt to ask.
You realize however that it won't "fill the same feauture". They need to fill up their pages. So if they take your piece which fills up one page instead of two, they need to take another piece to fill up the other page.
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Yesterday at 10:23 pm
| amother Eggshell wrote: | Who knows? It doesn't hurt to ask.
You realize however that it won't "fill the same feauture". They need to fill up their pages. So if they take your piece which fills up one page instead of two, they need to take another piece to fill up the other page. |
I'm talking about when I see the magazine every week and it's the same personal essay filling up either one page in Ami or two in FF. They just play around with the graphics because I have less words. And the content is just as stimulating, I'm just more concise.
But I wouldn't know who to ask. Because first you work with editorial and then they move you to billing.
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Yesterday at 10:33 pm
| amother Catmint wrote: | I'm talking about when I see the magazine every week and it's the same personal essay filling up either one page in Ami or two in FF. They just play around with the graphics because I have less words. And the content is just as stimulating, I'm just more concise.
But I wouldn't know who to ask. Because first you work with editorial and then they move you to billing. |
Where have you published ? Which magazine?
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Yesterday at 10:33 pm
All of them - Ami living, FF, Bina
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Yesterday at 10:51 pm
So if you have had any email exchanges between the editors, just ask them your question. Either they will answer or not. But it can't hurt to ask.
I found the editors at Mishpacha to be very approachable.
Ami not as much. Maybe they are understaffed. But try your luck..
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Yesterday at 11:13 pm
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Is it automatic that you lose the rights to anything that gets published?
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Yesterday at 11:13 pm
| amother Garnet wrote: | | Is it automatic that you lose the rights to anything that gets published? |
I only saw that in Mishpacha's contract.
They all have an exclusivity clause that you can't publish it in another Jewish magazine, but that's not hard, you'll get a bad name for just submitting it to two at the same time, let alone trying to publish.
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Yesterday at 11:14 pm
| ectomorph wrote: | | I've had my writing published recently in Jewish but not frum outlets. I've been told they don't want independent thinkers. |
Can you give some examples of Jewish but not frum outlets that you’ve done?
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Today at 8:49 am
| amother Catmint wrote: | Is there any way to get paid per piece instead of per word?
I've published quite a few pieces, less than a dozen. But my writing tends to be more concise. I think it's unfair that I get paid 30% less than someone who uses more words but it fills the same feature |
It depends on what you're working on. In my experience, you're more likely to get a flat fee for a feature over a personal essay or a story, because a feature will require research and interviews and the word count won't necessarily reflect the effort involved. But you can also discuss it with the magazine.
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Today at 10:32 am
| amother Catmint wrote: | I'm talking about when I see the magazine every week and it's the same personal essay filling up either one page in Ami or two in FF. They just play around with the graphics because I have less words. And the content is just as stimulating, I'm just more concise.
But I wouldn't know who to ask. Because first you work with editorial and then they move you to billing. |
Years ago FF told me they pay a flat fee of $50 for the personal essay opposite the back page.
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Today at 10:52 am
| amother Antiquewhite wrote: | | Years ago FF told me they pay a flat fee of $50 for the personal essay opposite the back page. |
I got paid more a few years ago. Maybe $75, I don't remember.
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Today at 12:12 pm
| amother Eggshell wrote: |
1. You submit the article. You may get an automatic email saying that they need 4-6 weeks to review. Binah asks for 8 weeks. Ami responds the fastest. |
Binah did not give any time frame
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Today at 12:14 pm
| amother Eggshell wrote: | | I don't know why you chose Binah, but they take super long to respond. |
Because from reading the magazines, it's the first one I'm interested in possibly being printed in.
I'm not in a rush.
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Today at 1:51 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | Binah did not give any time frame |
Interesting. I just went back to my inbox to see what they sent me when I submitted something. Its different than yours, and they did give a timeframe (this was back in 2018):
Dear ----,
Wonder how a submission is selected for publication? Here’s a behind-the-scenes view of Binah’s submission process.
Stage 1. The submission is sent to a layperson representing Binah’s general readership to comment on content and overall interest. Simultaneously, one or more Binah editors review the submission for writing quality and style, content, and suitability.
If the general consensus is that the submission meets Binah’s needs and standards, it proceeds to stage 2.
Stage 2. An executive member of the Binah editorial department reviews the submission from a halachic and hashkafic perspective, conferring with our content director, Rebbetzin Leah Kohn, when necessary.
We try to complete this process within two weeks, but occasionally, the process is delayed. If you have not heard from us within three weeks, take heart! It does not mean that your work has been relegated to a slush pile (we don’t even have one!); rather, a delay generally means that the submission is seriously being considered for publication. Feel free to send an email inquiring about the status of your submission if you have not received a response within three weeks of this email.
We appreciate your interest in Binah Magazine,
Chaya on behalf of the Binah Editorial Department
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Today at 1:57 pm
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Has anyone submitted a longer article for a magazines medical issue
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Today at 1:58 pm
| amother Eggshell wrote: | Interesting. I just went back to my inbox to see what they sent me when I submitted something. Its different than yours, and they did give a timeframe (this was back in 2018):
Dear ----,
Wonder how a submission is selected for publication? Here’s a behind-the-scenes view of Binah’s submission process.
Stage 1. The submission is sent to a layperson representing Binah’s general readership to comment on content and overall interest. Simultaneously, one or more Binah editors review the submission for writing quality and style, content, and suitability.
If the general consensus is that the submission meets Binah’s needs and standards, it proceeds to stage 2.
Stage 2. An executive member of the Binah editorial department reviews the submission from a halachic and hashkafic perspective, conferring with our content director, Rebbetzin Leah Kohn, when necessary.
We try to complete this process within two weeks, but occasionally, the process is delayed. If you have not heard from us within three weeks, take heart! It does not mean that your work has been relegated to a slush pile (we don’t even have one!); rather, a delay generally means that the submission is seriously being considered for publication. Feel free to send an email inquiring about the status of your submission if you have not received a response within three weeks of this email.
We appreciate your interest in Binah Magazine,
Chaya on behalf of the Binah Editorial Department |
Wow, so much more informative and inviting than the automatic email I got!
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