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Okay, so you're on Duotrope and find a magazine that you think you'll like, but as soon as you read their guidelines, or perhaps see the website in general, you decide you don't want to submit there anymore. What turns you off? Besides your not thinking the story fits with what they want.
For me, what turns me off is a clunky, cheap-looking layout, particularly because there are websites that offer customizable templates. This says so much to me, particularly if the magazine is a fledgling and hasn't released an issue yet. What also turns me off is a blog layout, meaning the stories aren't published in actual PDF issues, but just posted as blog entries--something of that nature. What also turns me off is when I see the average response time for a particular story may be up to a year. I don't even care if the magazine offers pay. I just don't sub.
For me, what turns me off is a clunky, cheap-looking layout, particularly because there are websites that offer customizable templates. This says so much to me, particularly if the magazine is a fledgling and hasn't released an issue yet. What also turns me off is a blog layout, meaning the stories aren't published in actual PDF issues, but just posted as blog entries--something of that nature. What also turns me off is when I see the average response time for a particular story may be up to a year. I don't even care if the magazine offers pay. I just don't sub.
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