i have a date with my editor

Chapter 30

Liu Qingge hesitated again and again, planning to write a short article and submit it to the magazine while updating the online article.

The domestic paper media industry is getting more and more sluggish, and today's paper media is even weaker.

The country's largest paper media, ml culture, has almost occupied half of the country, and is like a leader in the entire industry. However, even such a behemoth does not sit back and relax. On the contrary, it is always improving and exploring.The publications under his name, except for those few classic major periodicals, the rest of the new periodicals will be discontinued after publication, and the survival rate is difficult to guarantee, and the cycle will not exceed three years.

Of course, this is much better than some small publications.Thousands of publications are being born when most people don't know or care, but very few of them can actually publish more than three issues, or it is already very good to be able to publish, but the same thing is that they die The speed is far greater than the time for the world to remember them.

What is shocking is that the approval of the serial number is particularly difficult and cumbersome, and it requires millions of RMB.This will be impossible for an initially developed paper media.

The current situation is that both short-story magazines and long-form publications are borrowing other people's issues.

All publications bear other names.

In such an environment, if you want to submit a journal article, the range of choices is so small that you can edit the space one by one to read the letter of invitation.

There are only a few well-known magazines, and the number of submissions to major journals may easily exceed a thousand per month. The number of submissions of thousands of articles is not inconceivable.Under such circumstances, most people's manuscripts will sink into the sea, and they will not be picked up if they fall deep into the water.

Therefore, many people will choose to submit to some smaller journals, or settle down when they find an editor who has a fast review speed and has a reply.This is also the most sensible choice.

Every magazine will have an internal author group. In this group, there are often a group of newcomers who don’t know anything. The newcomers are divided into three parts. One part is attracted by the generous manuscript fees to write articles. The general level is out of the horizontal line. , Selected several times and returned several times, this kind of person will be completely silent after writing less than ten articles.The second part is that I have high self-esteem and think that my literary talent is extraordinary. I only write because I like to tell stories and express emotions. And this kind of people are basically rejected after submitting. The difference from the former kind of people That is, the writing style of this type of person is indeed better than that of the former type.The third type is to come for fame and fortune. They will insist on writing manuscripts every month without placing any hope, but they never think about giving up. They regard drafting as a long-term struggle.The difference between this and the first two types of people is that they have a relatively correct peace of mind.

In addition to this group of newcomers, there will also be a group of old people. There are two types of people in this group of old people. One is that they have contributed occasionally, but they are not absolutely stable.The second is that drafting has become commonplace, but it is not performing properly.And this group of people often no longer sticks to one magazine, but contributes to multiple magazines every month. The manuscript fee is very considerable, and full-time is not a problem.

The second type of people can publish manuscripts stably, and the authors who can appear in every magazine after two or three articles in each issue must have been tempered for a certain period of time, and this group of people is very smart. Find out what kind of manuscripts the magazine needs, figure out the routine, and know yourself and the enemy.

But it really takes time and long-term immersion, and you have to have a certain talent.

But which line of business is easy to succeed in?It's just a level of entry threshold.

In the latest year, the manuscript fees for major journals have risen to [-] to [-], and the latter level is also [-] to [-]. Even small journals that are reliable and stable will not be lower than [-] per thousand words. , No matter how low it is, it is no longer suitable for submission. It can basically be regarded as a dream journal, and dream journals generally only support sample books without manuscript fees.

The general column word count is in the range of [-] to [-], and a small number of columns are lower or higher than this range.That is to say, if a short story is passed, the income is very considerable, and the highest is several thousand.

Comparing with online articles, take the author of Lily as an example, the article on the Lily Frequency Homepage Gold List has a thousand characters of about fifteen thousand characters. Of course, of course, if it is a great master, it will be higher, but that is Limited, even the lowest standard of journal remuneration is not met.

Magazine articles, like yq literature, have attracted a group of authors who have crossed the river to pick the rich fruits, but in fact, their hopes are very descriptive, whether it is recommended places or required manuscripts for journal columns are limited, The level of competition is so fierce that many people cannot see any glimmer of hope.

Most journals go through the third review, and it is not easy to pass the first review, but so many people are stuck in the final review, and it is so frustrating, like a hurdle that cannot be passed.The review period is one month. It is clearly stated in the draft invitation letter that if you do not receive a reply within one month, you can submit again. If there is no news, you will have to wait a month anxiously to realize that you have completely lost hope.

Every circle has its own rules, and the most stringent thing about submissions in the literature circle is that you can’t submit multiple manuscripts at once. Otherwise, if you are found out, the lightest ones will just give up the manuscript, no matter whether it is excellent or not, and the stricter ones, It will be hung out and hung in front of the editors in the whole circle. From then on, this person will be blacklisted by all editors in this circle.Unless you start over with a makeover.

So even if you know that you may have no hope this month, you must not make a switch.

What kind of cruelty is this?Newcomer authors always have to cry about this, which is regarded as paying tuition.

Liu Qingge even saw a magazine with a three-month review period, and those who dared to vote were probably heroes.

In this market situation, Liu Qingge dared to take the time to write a [-]-word manuscript and throw it over.

After submitting the manuscript, Liu Qingge thought about what Azheng said, and began to formally end one pitfall before writing another pitfall.

At this time, the school finally officially started, and the roommates returned to the dormitory one after another, and brought a lot of things from home.The instant noodles that Liu Qingge ate at school for a few days even made the taste of bird hotness fade away in her mouth. These things were simply a blessing to her, and she was satisfied after eating them.

"What have you been eating these days?" Zhang Jiayi put two bottles of milk from home on Liu Qingge's table, along with some fruits and snacks.

It's okay if you don't ask, tears will fall when you ask.Liu Qingge looked at Zhang Jiayi with teary eyes, "Baby is so miserable, I've been eating instant noodles these days blah blah blah..."

"Who told you to come so early?" Zhang Jiayi smiled slightly.

Perhaps Zhang Jiayi didn't know it, but the expression on her face was very contemptuous and ironic, which made people feel angry.

Liu Qingge opened her mouth, but finally said nothing.

The day when the pre-sale of personal journals ends is when the short manuscripts are rejected.The manuscript was rejected, and the sales of personal journals did not exceed ten copies. This kind of thing really echoed the old saying that good luck never comes without double, and misfortune never comes singly.

Liu Qingge felt particularly uncomfortable about the double blow or something, she felt that she needed someone to confide in.

When I found Zhang Jiayi, Zhang Jiayi looked absent-minded, and she only responded to Liu Qingge's full of distress with the word 'um'.Regarding this, Liu Qingge only felt more bored in her heart.

She went to the small discussion group, used a bunch of words to describe her distress, and waited for a long time for Qiu and Lin'an to show an indifferent expression.

As a typical Leo, Liu Qingge is a person who can't hide things in her heart. She likes to talk to people close to her, happy, unhappy, interesting, angry and so on.But when she was eager to express all her emotions, what she was waiting for was a reaction that was neither salty nor light, and this was what made her feel the most distressed.

People who don't keep things in their hearts and people who like to talk are actually not happy.It is very dangerous to entrust your emotions to others.

In the end, Liu Qingge went to find Azheng, who encouraged her after comforting her.

Liu Qingge often feels that Ah Zheng's EQ is very high, she knows everything in her heart, she knows what to do and what not to do, but she is very kind, she likes to help others, and she also knows who should help and who should not Help, she is always at the right time, and when Liu Qingge hopes to be praised, she will not be stingy with her own praise. A spring breeze, you are so good, is enough to make people feel at ease.And unless she encounters principles, she will sternly persuade Liu Qingge, most of the time she always teaches Liu Qingge in a very intuitive and gentle way.

That's the most comfortable way to get along.

Friendship, like love, is hard-won. Love needs to be managed, and friendship needs to be maintained by both parties.

And if you let it go and don't care about it, the friendship it has accumulated will dissipate quickly, and it will never return to the original appearance.

Liu Qingge thought that this period of time was probably the most decadent period for her. She felt that everything she did was a failure, and there was a thick fog ahead, and the road under her feet was blurred.She didn't dare to take a step easily, and if she took a wrong step, she would be doomed.

But at this most uncomfortable time, the attitude of the friends around me is even more uncomfortable.

A friend has a good character, is kind to you, cares for you, and will choose to help you when you encounter difficulties.But friends are not easy to find, and a confidant who knows the cold and the hot is even more difficult to find.

Liu Qingge was in a bad mood, and she looked sickly.

Perhaps at this time, I should seek relief from the little angel of the reader?

There are a lot of information in the group every day. In order not to be unable to resist being in the group every day, she changed the mode of receiving information to receiving messages but not reminding.

Secretly scrolling up the chat history.

It took a long time to finish reading, and Liu Qingge's heart felt chilled after reading it.

I felt so depressed that I was about to vomit blood.

She completely blocked the group, blocked the discussion group, and finally cut off the Internet altogether.

She didn't eat at noon and went back to the dormitory to sleep. After class and shower in the afternoon, she went straight to bed and went to sleep.She doesn't want to receive any news from the outside world.

As for updates?Stop it, there are not many people watching anyway.

Liu Qingge knew that her condition was not right, but she couldn't rely on Ah Zheng this time.

She has to get through on her own.