Many of you have written magazine articles?

[Butts2]

Not that you would be bragging , just that you should be proud that you can put a pen to your success. Issue - month -  year or can we see it on line?

[adirondack46r]

Well before taking up Trad archery I spent a little time convincing myself that I would starve if I ever became a free lance writer. I published my first article in Archery World back in the 80s. It was a rush seeing my name in print the first time.

I subsequently published a couple in North American Whitetail, Deer and Deer Hunting, and New York Sportsman. I also sold several that were subsequently "killed" by editors with no taste. ;-) It's fun, you make a little cash and you can send a copy to your hunting buddies and your mother, but I wouldn't want to try to make a living at it.

46r

[Dirty Bill]

I had several articles turned down,but the wvba did publish one in "The Voice". The clubs newsletter.    

[Stringwacker]

I had a couple published in Bowhunter a few years back. I've also written articles for Western Bowhunter, PBS, Pope & Young, and my state bowhunter organizations magazine.

I'm not really a writer, I just get bored from time to time:>)

[Dirty Bill]

So,what's the trick to getting one published?

[Stringwacker]

DB,

Not sure if your response was written to me. If so, I'm hardly qualified to answer. I suppose that most of the 'paying' magazines want something a little different in subject material that catches the readers imagination....in addition to it being well written. Photography is much more important than it was in the past.

As far as most club oriented magazines are concerned, most just want articles from the membership. If it's well written; they almost always take it.

[Herdbull]

Butts2 .... I have published a few in Traditional Bowhunter Magazine. The latest were a 2 part tribute article about Bart Schleyer that can be found in the July/Aug and Sept/Oct 2007 issues. I never miss a chance to let folks know about Bart. :>)
Mike

[NorthShoreLB]

I'm sending one of to PRIMITIVE ARCHER this week, hopefully it will be published  

[Otto]

Do letters to the Forum count???

My stories all start the same...

"I attended a small midwestern university......"

[wingnut-tdy]

I've had a few published by Primitive Archer and most recently a chapter on "all natural" laminated bows for Traditional Bowyers Bible #4 due out in a month or so.

Mike

[adirondack46r]

Originally posted by Dirty Bill:
So,what's the trick to getting one published?

In my limited experience, aside from being well written, your topic must be timed well and must be "fresh". I published every article I submitted, without ever sending a query. (A query is basically a letter to an editor describing the topic you would like to write about.) And I think the reason was that the topics were unique (at the time) and were written well enough to pass the muster.

Give it a shot. Write about something you know well. Make it entertaining and unique. Make sure it meets the publishers' guidelines, and if it gets rejected by one, send it to another. (Don't shot gun it out to multiple publications. I guarantee that will come back to bite you.)

Good luck.

[Gun]

I've done a few, PBS, Deer & Deer Hunting back when they were Stump Sitters, Alberta Bowhunters newsletter. Nothing I got paid for.

[Luke Vander Vennen]

I've had a few come out in Primitive Archer, might have one coming out in a bigger magazine sometime soon. Oddly enough I haven't seen any of the articles I've had published.

[Brent Rudolph]

An article I wrote was published in Dr. James Swan's book The Sacred Art of Hunting. It starts on the same page as rocker Ted Nugent's article ends. I guess one could say the Motor City Madman and I are on the same page   :D  

Our own Pete Ward writes a regualr article in an e-zene.

Also our friend Mark Baker has had several publishings.

Not sure if they would pony up that info themselves, but I am proud to call them both friend.

[Jim now in Kentucky]

"Trick" to getting  published is to become very familiar with the  magazine you want to sell to, get the writers' guidelines and write in a fresh clear style  about  subjects that haven't been  over done. (Writers' guide lines can be gotten  for  the asking from the editor  of the magazines by mail or  e-mail.)

And as said above, make the articles timely. To do this, you will need to know the time between acceptance of an article and publishing. An article  about a Christmas hunt presented on spec  in November  is not going  to be very interesting to an editor  whose winter edition has already gone to print.

Your spelling and grammar need to be perfect and good respectively.

I wish you  all  success in  your  efforts.

[Hatrick]

I know that Littlefeather (Curtis Kellar)is pretty darn good with a pen. I've seen his articles in TBM and the Bowyer's Journal.

[George Tsoukalas]

I've written a lot of articles. Too many to list. I've been published in Instinctive Archer, Traditional Bowhunter, Primitive Archer and The Bowyer's Journal. Jawge

[joe skipp]

I wrote a monthly column, Nocks 'N Feathers for Doug Walkers Western Bowhunter and National Bowhunter publications for 10 years.

Also had articles in PBS...one key to good articles is quality photos.

[Dave2old]

What sane person would want to write magazene articles? All that hard work, so little pay, and then you have to take flak from armchair critics forever! I'd never even consider it. Much rather go hunting than yak about it!

[rybohunter]

I've got one in the october 07 issue of PA Game news. I enjoy writing and hope to do more. Its not a trad article, but it is bowhunting.