I believe that many people who love writing have such a literary dream, which is to have their articles published in newspapers. As a traditional and formal paper media, publishing literary works in newspaper supplements is not only a recognition of one's literary creation ability, but also an incentive for oneself.
But sometimes, I obviously feel that my articles are very well written, and there is no obvious gap in level with the articles that have been published in newspapers, so why can other people’s articles be published in newspapers? online, but my own article has always been lost, why can't the submission be successfully published?

Of course, Whether an article can be published in a newspaper supplement depends on the quality of the article. At this point, you can refer to @流The column Mo Yu talks about writing behind him is of good reference and guiding value for friends who are not very good at writing articles.

However, Quality is not the only factor, and the publication is also affected by other reasons. In addition to the relationship, favor drafts, and drafts given by leaders, which are not factors that we can decide, there are many factors that we can decide as freelance contributors. In many cases, they are the last straw that breaks the camel's back, and it is also the last step that can make your article successfully cross from being abandoned to being published.

For manuscript writing, the quality of the manuscript ranks first, but for manuscript submission, the first impression of the manuscript is the most important. It's like before, when I was in high school, I was taking a test composition. Those who wrote beautifully would definitely get higher scores. Now that submissions are generally sent electronically by email, what does the first impression refer to?

1. Font, font size and layout

What is beautiful typography? The paragraphs of the article are clear, neat and orderly, and the structure is refreshing.

What is bad typography? The upper and lower fonts are inconsistent, the font size is different, the title is placed at the end of the article, and the article is bolded at will.

Beautiful article layout can make the editor feel your intentions, and it will also increase his expectations for your article.

It is recommended to use Arial, size 5 or small four fonts, 1.5 times the line spacing, and the first line is indented by two characters, just use this for typesetting.

Don't make the article appear too crowded, and don't make the article appear too loose. It is better to use a slightly larger font size. After all, when editors are reviewing manuscripts, they face the computer all day long. The font size is too small, and they need to stare at the screen closely. This will make the eyes very hard. A larger font size will make the review process easier for editors. .

It should be noted that do not include some other special formats, such as blank lines between paragraphs, numbering before paragraphs, etc. After submitting the article like that, the editor has to delete it himself, which will cause him unnecessary trouble. Therefore, in the case of equal quality, he will naturally choose another article with better layout. Learning to empathize and think about problems from the perspective of others can be more conducive to our success.

Second, eliminate typos

This is a serious problem in submission and review. Although it seems that there are only one or two, three or four, it seems insignificant in a thousand-character essay, but it is very eye-catching in the editor's review process.

Its existence reflects your writing attitude, which means that you have not reread your article after writing it, since you don’t care about your article, or you don’t care If not, then the impression on the editor will naturally not be very good. Because in addition to reviewing the manuscript, proofreading is also required in the later stage of editing. If there are many typos, especially those that are not easy to proofread, the editor will let you The editor was very annoyed. When he reads your article next time, he will have some concerns in his heart. Therefore, all typos must be removed before submission. A pot of soup is a pot of soup. Don't let even a small fly appear in it.

3. How to upload pictures

Some authors like to attach pictures when submitting articles, such as the scenic spots mentioned in the article, or the corresponding pictures required by the characters mentioned. But they like to insert it directly in the body of the email. The correct way should be transfer the picture to the computer in the form of the original picture, and then send it in the form of an attachment with the original text by adding an attachment. Pay attention to ensure the format of the original image to prevent the image from being distorted or compressed when it is transferred to the computer through WeChat, mobile phone QQ and other software. In general, it is necessary to ensure that the picture size is more than two megabytes, so as to ensure sufficient pixels.

The second article is the requirements for pictures

4. About attachments

Many people will be confused, do you want to add attachments? In other words, in addition to copying the manuscript directly into the text box of the email, should the electronic manuscript be sent as an attachment in the email?

Generally speaking, most newspapers only read the text in the text box, and will not download attachments. First, it is easy to carry viruses, and second, it will affect the review speed.

However, some newspapers have special requirements, such as only reading attachments or requiring both the text and attachments at the same time, then Check the automatic reply of the email in time at this time. Send attachments. If there is no mention or request in the automatic reply, don't send attachments.

If you are really worried that the email system will make your text garbled, you must first paste the text in the text box, and then paste the attachment.

Friendly Reminder’s Requirements for Attachments

5. Replies read

Some people worry that after the submission of their articles, the editor has not reviewed them, so they will set a read receipt in the mailbox.

But the consequence of this is that when the editor is about to read the next email after reading your email, it will pop up a pop-up box asking whether to send you a read receipt.

It seems insignificant, just click, but it also increases the workload for others. Especially when the quality of your article is not high, or the style of the article is not to his liking, at this time you want someone to send you a read receipt, and he will feel a little uncomfortable. To a certain extent, being convenient to others is also convenient to oneself.

In fact, even if you know that he has read it, so what? In the end, we still have to pay attention to the newspaper supplements, and everything is still subject to the actual publication. Having read does not mean selection, it does not let you know in advance whether your article has been accepted or not, even if it is accepted, there is a possibility of being changed by the leader. So don't do unnecessary things.

Read receipt

6. Personal information

Some newspapers require a copy of your ID card. This is the regulation of the newspaper. If you don’t accept it, you can choose not to submit your article to this newspaper. Otherwise, even if you submit, they won’t use it. of. If you are worried about being misused, you can watermark or add notes on the copy.

Some newspapers require your ID number and bank number to facilitate the payment of the manuscript. The name of the bank where the account is opened, the name of the cardholder—if the cardholder is different from you, his ID number must also be attached, and these basic information should be written in full. Because the manuscript fee cannot be received, it will cause trouble for both parties. Moreover, some newspaper offices also stipulate that incomplete information will not be used for manuscripts, which is to prevent some involvement due to manuscript fees.

This one requires a copy of ID card

7. Email subject

In fact, before seeing the first impression of the article, there is another very important first impression, which is the title of the email.

He must open this article first, so that he can see your article. This is very similar to Toutiao. He must click on your link before he can see your specific article content. If your title is not attractive enough, then he will naturally lack interest, and there is a certain probability that he will not I read your article.

After all, Many newspaper supplements have three to four hundred or even thousands of manuscripts per day, and the editorial department generally has one or two manpower, at most three or four, and it is impossible to make every email can be read in detail. Like our local county-level newspaper, there are tens of thousands of unread emails in the mailbox. So how do you stand out from the crowd? The title of the email must be good.

First of all, the title of the article should be based on the content of the article. If you can use rhetoric, use rhetoric, and beautify it if you can. If it is really dull, you can briefly mention the highlights of the article in the subject of the email, and express the main content of the article in a very beautiful sentence. But this part is to be placed later.

A more suitable title is generally name + title of the article + word count + genre. These 4 items should generally be placed in the front. If the newspaper you are submitting to has any special requirements, such as adding your region or your mobile phone number, then you can put them in the back. Because some editors like to review on the website, and some like to review on the mobile phone. Sometimes you write too long, and the latter part will be hidden, so you must put the important ones first. The important ones can be put behind.

Requirements for email headers

Conclusion

Of course, these are the skills of manuscript submission. What really determines the fate of manuscripts depends on the quality of manuscripts. I hope that everyone can write good articles, successfully publish them in newspapers, and realize their literary dreams.