That's not entirely true. Some publishers will accept simultaneous submissions, some won't. You have to find out a publisher's requirements before you submit to them.Quote:
Originally Posted by IronFist
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That's not entirely true. Some publishers will accept simultaneous submissions, some won't. You have to find out a publisher's requirements before you submit to them.Quote:
Originally Posted by IronFist
Man, you guys are right about the money. I was a feature writer for one magazine, meaning I had an article every issue, as well as writing for the others when I had something to publish. I did not make anything worth talking about off of that work. If it weren't for a real job it would have been bad.
If anyone thinks they can make a living with nothing but magazine articles I hope you have more money coming in than I did 'cause it sure didn't pay many bills around here.
So how much do you get payed for an article? Is there a standard price or does it depend on the quality, lenght and amount of pictures?
Yeah, it would be supplemental income, until I get famous and everyone wants me to write for them and they compete over my salary.
First step to making a living off writing - learn to live cheap. Second step, wrtie outside of the martial arts. On average, martial arts pay around a $100-$300 per feature length article. We pay $125 for 2K+ words, less for less words. Nowadays, you can submit digital photos via the web, so you don't have to deduct the cost of developing film and shipping. However, if you write for other mags, like say Playboy, which is one of the highest paying mags out there, you can live for a month or so off one article. Writer's Market has us all classified and martial arts mags are all $ (while Playboy is $$$$) $=$150/article. $$$$=$1,500/article. (note that these figures are probably a little dated since my Writer's Market is old - like I said before, I haven't freelanced in about five years now). That being said, I did the bulk of my publishing in the martial arts, mostly because that's where my passion is. I wrote for the love of the research of the art, still do in fact, not so much for the money. For some of us, we have to write. It's somewhere between a calling and a therapy. ;)