Networks

Several Windshift for Writers newsletter recipients have complained that I have included markets that I included at the beginning of 2005. Perhaps I should have put a comment in the newsletter to explain this practice. Building a relationship with a magazine or periodical that has taken your work before significantly increases your chances of having a new submission accepted. Even if you have never had a piece accepted by a particular publication but would like to see your work on their pages this is your chance to come before them again. Perhaps your piece will be right for a forthcoming issue now.

When I repeat a market it is often that I know the editors involved or have had my own work accepted by them in the past. Building writing networks is a difficult business and takes much patience and perseverance.