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Archive for February 1st, 2007

Feb1

You Ask, We Answer: More short stuff

Elizabeth asks, “Should you query for a FOB piece, or just write it in its entirety?  If you’re submitting a fully-written piece, would it be better to preface it with an explanatory note (where you see it fitting into the magazine and so forth), or just let your (hopefully) witty lead pull the editor in?”
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Feb1

Would you like a little lecture with that rejection?

Gawker has posted an e-mail that Mediabistro founder Laurel Touby (that’s Touby, not Tubby) sent to 200 applicants who didn’t get the job as her personal whipping boy assistant. Check it out here. Gee, the little lecture at the end … such a special touch. [db]
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