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Submitting to Magazines and Zines with Em Readman

Submitting to Magazines and Zines with Em Readman

Released Sunday, 14th June 2020
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Submitting to Magazines and Zines with Em Readman

Submitting to Magazines and Zines with Em Readman

Submitting to Magazines and Zines with Em Readman

Submitting to Magazines and Zines with Em Readman

Sunday, 14th June 2020
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Just a quick fyi that this episode was recorded in a pre-Covid world, so if you notice the sound quality is extra great, and we make reference to some stuff that is currently not applicable, that’s why.

In this episode I get to talk to Emily Readman about how to put your work out into the world. She has some great insights you can definitely apply to your field, so if you aren’t a writer, I think it’s still worth a listen.

Em is a writer, student and playwright, and all around charismatic creator who runs an Instagram which balances aesthetic with substance. I love the mini Zine she recently published on her profile about how white allies can continue to support the BLM movement and continue ally work.

Pre-order the third issue of Good Material Mag here to see her yes on a page.

Keep well,

Paula

EPISODE NOTES:

Things We Mentioned

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Here is a quick list of some of Em’s biggest gems:

- Read the publication or journal, read and support their stuff and do your research!

- Identify places which are appropriate for you to submit. Find your kinda people, spaces where your values and experiences are reflected, respected, and even sought after.

- See the value in your work but don’t take it too seriously.

- Always be polite. Editors are people too!

- Observe pitching etiquette and follow the style guide! Sure, you might think it cramps your style or somehow twists the meaning or integrity of your work. Here’s some tough love: get over it. Do not take your work so seriously. That could well result in your sending something which feels like a middle finger to the receiver.

- In the same vein: submit in the way they want you to. It makes their job easier, and they may well decide that anyone who can’t be bothered to do the thing they ask will not be considered at all

- Highball what you ask for, what’s the worst that could happen?

- Exposure work can be useful, especially when you have a small portfolio.

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Rejection. Honestly I think we could do any entire episode on rejection, because it is something that will taste just as acrid no matter how old, talented, experienced or confident you are. Rejection will never not sting; the only thing to do is learn to manage it better so that we can grow further and faster.

Here’s are two articles on just that from the Harvard Business Review and O Magazine.

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Having the confidence to submit is sometimes tricky. Statistically there WILL be people who resonate with what you write. There WILL be people who are looking for exactly what you are creating. But of course, it’s one thing to say that and another thing to believe it.

Confidence and creativity have an interesting relationship dynamic, here’s a TED talk on how you can build your creative confidence by David Kelley.

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The phrase I was trying to remember is apparently from Kevin Durant, and it goes “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.”

And that’s the thing about a good work ethic: it will carry you much farther in life than any fickle inspiration will. And if you match it with a lethal combination of self-care and discipline, you will be unstoppable.

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