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·	But if the newspaper editor hits the “reply” button . . .

. . . the e-mail will come to yourname@market2editors.com. We then forward those replies to you, usually the same day.

·	How many responses can I expect?

There is no set number of editors you can expect to respond to your column submission. You may be pleased with the response, or you might not be -- but I can guarantee, no matter how newspapers you have contact you, you'll think it should have been more.

Nobody likes rejection. Still, be cheered that most columns are rejected simply because the newspaper editor has no space. Or they have space in the gardening section but your article is about tips for teenagers.

·	When will my syndicated column and query letter arrive in newspaper editors’ in-boxes?

The “Market 2 Editors” site spaces the sending of column submissions so they do not arrive in a newspaper editors’ In-Boxes all at the same time. They are sent from Monday morning to Friday noon. Nobody, including newspaper editors, wants to see anything in their In-Box after noon on Friday.

·	How can I confirm my syndicated column and query have been sent to editors?

Hopefully, because of the feedback from newspaper editors. Even if no one is interested in your column, there will invariably be automatic notices announcing the editor is "out of the office." In addition, I send you a copy along with the editors.

So don't take it personally. Just remember, becoming a successful writer is like losing weight: It always takes a whole lot more time than it ought to.

·	In order for an editor to pick up a column, they have to:

Read it

2	Ask other editors to read it

3	Wait for the next meeting to discuss how it would fit with other columns already in the paper; who is writing on a similar subject; and if they ought to dump that columnist in favor of you.

4	Pull the other guy's column from the paper and see if the readers notice

5	Have more meetings to discuss those results and make a decision to dump the other guy's column.

6	Contact you.

You are asking editors to make a very important decision. A newspaper is a mosaic where all columns fit together so there is something of interest to every single reader.

Editors choose columns that have enough material to run ten years. Readership has to grow since it takes a long time for readers to even notice a new column. It can take years to produce a loyal following. You are asking editors to invest in something that might not pay off for a very long time. This is not a light decision they have to make.

·	Why do I get more personal responses when I send my column on my own?

If you send a personal e-mail to your own list of editors, you can expect that about 10 percent will personally respond. With Market2Editors, it is only about one percent, if any. This is because editors know this is a service and so they don’t feel the need to spare your feelings. NOTE: These are not more "yes's" if you send personally, just more "no thank you's." IN THE END, editors make their decisions based on the column, not on whether it was submitted personally or through a service. Bottom line, it all comes to whether the editor can use the material at the time they receive it.

·	So won’t editors at least write to tell me they like my work?

Primarily because if they inform the author of this process, they are opening themselves up to endless phone calls of "Pick me! Pick me!" Not you, of course, you would never do this, but your fellow authors might. The editor doesn’t want to be “sold” by a columnist. Rather, they want to be sold my the column itself. They want a hassle-free environment in order to ponder the overall makeup of their paper and craft it into a periodical that will interest readers and therefore attract advertisers. They also are certain they know their readership better than you would so are not inviting your discussion on the matter.

This is exactly why we suggest 4 - 6 column submissions. Launching a column is an ongoing process of building name recognition, showing consistency in your writing, and banking on the columnist already published in YOUR paper either dying or at least missing their deadline. Or, of course, that the editor who passed on your work will be fired for their all around poor judgment. You need to keep your samples in their mind while they go through this extended process.

·	But I didn’t even get a “no thanks!”

It is entirely typical for one to think if you send to this many editors, you can count on a certain percentage of response. I still subconsciously do it every time I send out something and I ALWAYS get the same response you did. Little or nothing. And even though, since I do this for a living, I should know better - I am ALWAYS shocked.

You have to remember that the normal response is to hear nothing. That's just the way it is. It takes less time to delete a message than to send a “no thanks.” And then when they do that, they open themselves up to a dialogue with the author.

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