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Topic: Eds going on a vacation?
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| D_S | Posted – 4/12/2007 4:45:35 PM | show profile Yesterday, I e-mailed an FOB to a top health pub. The editor got back within minutes, and this is what she said: [B] This is good, but unfortunately we are paused in our submission acceptance. Can you check back with us in a couple of months? Re-submit it? Thanks. [/B] I do get what she says, but this reply kinda rang a n alarm bell inside me. This is April, and the spring break at U.S. universities is about to begin. Do the eds too go on a vacation at this time? I don't live in the United States, and I really don't know anything about this. Please enlighten me! If that is true, then I guess, it would be a waste of time to pitch queries. The query would get buried under heaps of corporate e-mail and spam, and would probably never get read -- especially if it's from an unknown writer. Thanks! |
| Mag Girl | Posted – 4/12/2007 4:59:48 PM | show profile From the sound of that message, it doesn't sound like this has anything to do with vacation. It sounds as if they are over-inundated with queries and/or their issues are booked up for a very long time. And actually, most college spring breaks are in March. Elementary, middle and high school springs breaks are around this time, though, usually. But like I said, I really doubt vacation has anything to do with the reply you received. |
| D_S | Posted – 4/12/2007 5:05:32 PM | show profile That's fine, but I wanted to know if this is a good time to be pitching to mags or not. |
| Mag Girl | Posted – 4/12/2007 5:14:47 PM | show profile I don't think it's any different than any other time. I don't think a one-week vacation (which most people would have taken last week, by the way, for Easter) is going to have any real consequence. |
| writesonwater | Posted – 4/12/2007 5:33:05 PM | show profile What Mag Girl said. Good luck! Also, might try pitching it somewhere else. If this one's interested, someone else be -- and you don't have a sure gig there. |
| NYer | Posted – 4/12/2007 10:06:30 PM | show profile Agree with Mag Girl too. Doesn't sound like vacation, sounds like perhaps a few issues where they didn't sell enough ads, so inventory is suddenly full, and a break from new assignments unless a pitch is really compelling and can't wait. Happens. Anyway, that's my guess. |
| Village Gal | Posted – 4/13/2007 7:47:16 AM | show profile I agree with the above posters, and spring vacation is over. |
