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I'm noticing a trend toward much shorter articles, now even in print magazines. This has been going on a while... but now it's not unusual for me to get assignments for articles of 1000, 700 or even 500 words for magazines.
The problem? The editors in some cases are still looking for multiple sources... like 4 or 5. Is anyone else struggling with this? I feel like meaty articles for print are turning into fluff.
Any tips on how to take these articles and still make them relevant and informative? I feel like I'm writing fluff.
My rule of thumb used to be approx. 400 - 500 words per interview subject. Now I sometimes have only 200 (And that includes title, job description and website!)
I'm enjoying the challenge but wondering how other writers are dealing with this if they're experiencing the same thing.
Dawn
The problem? The editors in some cases are still looking for multiple sources... like 4 or 5. Is anyone else struggling with this? I feel like meaty articles for print are turning into fluff.
Any tips on how to take these articles and still make them relevant and informative? I feel like I'm writing fluff.
My rule of thumb used to be approx. 400 - 500 words per interview subject. Now I sometimes have only 200 (And that includes title, job description and website!)
I'm enjoying the challenge but wondering how other writers are dealing with this if they're experiencing the same thing.
Dawn