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Topic: Some advice
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| Collier | Posted – 4/17/2008 12:10:45 PM | show profile Last year I wrote some advetorial copy for a regional publication. The pay was great. The editor was not. I decided that I didn't need to work for the company again because I didn't like the editor, and I'm sure he didn't like me. Now, that editor is gone, and I'd like to work for the publication again. Would you write a letter to the company's owner, explaining why you took no further work from the publication and telling him you'd like to work for it again? Or, would you drop the new editor a couple of sentences, introducing yourself and mention nothing of the past conflicts? Thanks for the advice. C |
| snappiness | Posted – 4/17/2008 12:16:17 PM | show profile Plan B With just a note referencing your past work and that you'd like to write for them again. Maybe pitch some ideas. It's more professional to leave out the past conflicts, esp as you may not know what the previous editor's story is or relationship with the magazine. I would also include some clips, just in case the previous editor bad-mouthed you and you want to establish new credibility. |
| writesonwater | Posted – 4/17/2008 1:04:34 PM | show profile | email poster I agree with Snap. Don't write anything on paper or in email that disses anyone. You never know where it ends up. My exception personally was when an editor stiffed me. Even then I was mild in my censure. |
| scribechick | Posted – 4/17/2008 1:09:06 PM | show profile Ditto. Mention you worked for them before and would love to work for them again. I have done this many times and works like a charm. No need to rehash the past and past editor. Move forward and chances are you will be working for them sooner than later. Also, a phone call couldn't hurt either. A nice personal touch (forget Mondays/Fridays). |
| wineaux | Posted – 4/17/2008 1:52:38 PM | show profile I, like scribe, have worked for past pubs again after a hiatus. I never mentioned my reasons for leaving in the first place, and I was never asked why I left, either. I don't see why you have to bring the past issues w/ the old editor to the new one. My guess is that if you had issues, other people probably have as well, and it may already be understood by the new editor. You have a golden opportunity to go back to a pub you liked, without the old negativity tagging along. Embrace the opportunity, and gush to the new edtior about how much you would like to be apart of the team again. Chances are, he/she won't even ask why you left in the first place. This is such a transient industry. Good luck to you |
