Have I ever tried to submit to places? Of course, I have. In fact, that was one of the ways that us students could contribute to our writing classes (and also, submitting work was required in some of these classes, if not all of them). Though, whether the ad/announcement came from The Writer's Chronicle, or from the professor's mouth, or from the Internet, I always always always did my research beforehand, because like I've said before in a previous post or two, I was aware of there being scams.
You won't believe how many times I had to think twice before submitting a work to a journal, because of a $5 or $20 submission fee. Now, to be perfectly fair, you'll find ads like that in reputable magazines like The Writer's Chronicle; and most of the time, they're a turn-off for me, because who would want to pay $20 to submit a poem or prose? (By the way, $5 or $10 is pushing it, because if you're a starving artist like me, it's not worth it.)
And when you submit to journals, there's always that chance of your work getting rejected. (Believe me, I've had my share of rejection letters/emails.) No matter what genre you're writing in, you're going to get rejected at some point or another. The reason being is that you're competing with other writers who want to get their works recognized.
So, the takeaway here, when it comes to writing and submitting to journals, consider these pointers:
1. Do your research before submitting
2. Keep in mind that you're competing against other writers
3. Be ready for any rejection letter/email
Veronica Gonzalez
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