| Alice2919 |
Hey all.
I wrote a half dozen articles for the mag back before it switched hands to Paizo. I think I sent Dragon about 20 queries during that time and was always answered within one week (usually the day after) submitting a proposal. I can't believe it took six months this time. (Yes, sadly it was a rejection.)
You guys have to get a proceedure down for queries. There's no way the mag can be so mismanaged compared to Jesse Decker and crew that it needs six months, a year or _more_ to respond to a query letter. A simple, "Sure, send it in!" or, "No, thanks... we'll pass on it this time".
About 75% of the time I got some constructive criticism from the editor or assistant that helped me in further submissions. Not so much luck this time. I got a form letter.
I know that many mags out there take a long time to get back to their freelancers; maybe I'm just not used to it with Dragon. But these are paragraph-length queries, not 20 page article submissions.
Maybe the queries have to be discussed in roundtable with staff before rejections can be issued these days. If this is the case, I would suggest changing this.
I'm not ragging on this magazine, I'm just giving a heads up and a cheerful suggestion. I'm not bitter because my queries were rejected (I've gotten a bunch of them in the past) it just seems too many people are getting frustrated over this.
(Btw, the website is 1000% better than it was in the old days.)