magazine author jobs

[genocide roach]

does anyone know how you can get one of these? what are the requirements, who do i need to talk to, etc etc. id be interested in submitting some of my writtings. and kill some time
~gR~

 

[Psychonaut]

I did it for about a year and a half. All I did was contact the editor of the zine and she had me submit a sample review. She emailed me back and I was in. No pay or anything but like you said, a great time killer.

 

[genocide roach]

cool. which magazine?
~gR~

 

[Psychonaut]

Starvox. It's actually more of a goth mag and the editor hates metal but I did the metal ones anyway.

 

[Stormwatch]

Best thing to do is study the way the magazine articles are written, try to do something in a similar vein then email, or post it to the editor (with return postage). If you can, write something no one else is doing - like maybe a local band in your area or something.

If you don't want to make money doing it shouldn't be too difficult - try emailing reviews to some of the internet sites.

 

[genocide roach]

im allready writting stuff for a website. www.zerostaronline.com ive done a few band features. but id like to do a magazine just because.. its a magazine hehe. gets more attention.

but thanks for the tips ill give that a shot
~gR~

 

[ShadowOfDeath]

Well it's good to try and read magazines and see how a good article is written and everything. I don't write articles yet but i might try some and submit it to a mag like "Unrestrained!" or "Throat Culture" (two of my favorite metal mags)

it's a good time killer and it's cool to get an article published

 

[christcrusher]

You may also be able to land a writing job for any number of zines by sending a sample review in, and simply asking permission to write for them. Good luck man--search various zines and see what you can get yourself into!